Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.7° 

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
27
27
28
27
27
28
30
43
61
45
46
46
46
58
55
53
41
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24PM1.16m
8:46AM1.17m
9:06PM1.09m
9:30AM1.17m
9:47PM1.02m
Low Tide
2:12PM-0.04m
2:34AM-0.01m
3:00PM-0.01m
3:12AM0.01m
3:46PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
31
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
30
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
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