Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.11m | 8:06AM0.96m | 8:26PM1.11m | 8:44AM1.01m | 9:02PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.06m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:07PM0.04m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:49PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | SE 5 | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — |
9 | — | 6 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 27 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1040 | 1040 | 774 | 176 | 176 | 100 | 100 | 73 | 176 | 35 | 0 | 299 | 73 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1331 |
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