Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
26.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)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 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.7
S
6
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
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
14
45
20
40
33
23
33
33
31
23
29
27
30
25
94
60
46
52
47
34
34
33
46
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32AM0.67m
6:08PM1.04m
6:18AM0.66m
6:50PM1.06m
7:02AM0.67m
7:30PM1.07m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.16m
11:21AM0.07m
00:45AM0.14m
12:04PM0.07m
1:28AM0.12m
12:46PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
28
26
27
25
25
25
26
24
24
24
24
25
26
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
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
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
18
14
45
10
21
22
23
33
33
31
23
29
27
30
25
94
60
46
52
42
28
26
17
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
12
12
28
20
40
2
2
7
7
33
34
34
47
47
34
34
33
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
16
33
20
31
59
69
95
102
117
108
130
188
103
1
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
35
0
43
543
512
425
335
335
448
475
131
131
512
43
334
0
0
12
12
12
774
334
115
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
7
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