Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
14
14
24
24
24
34
33
33
31
31
30
29
30
76
64
51
37
47
31
35
30
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
NNE
15
ESE
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:35PM0.87m
00:40AM0.87m
1:28PM0.93m
1:32AM0.82m
2:26PM1.00m
2:31AM0.78m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.16m
7:00AM0.02m
7:39PM0.16m
7:47AM-0.00m
8:47PM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
26
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
27
28
29
29
Feels °C
31
29
30
23
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
30
28
29
29
29
29
31
31
31
30
29
29
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
23
14
14
14
24
24
24
34
33
33
31
31
30
29
30
76
64
51
37
33
31
35
30
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
30
31
32
33
1
1
3
3
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
6
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
W
4
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
16
24
33
33
33
49
66
53
43
46
77
71
91
109
107
6
110
47
85
87
91
165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
43
781
1047
115
877
356
334
198
238
335
631
35
299
177
100
0
0
0
14
12
768
370
54
14
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
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3
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2
2
3
3
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3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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