Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.4°C
1.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
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
E
9
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
49
33
28
29
22
16
16
24
50
50
40
40
71
54
39
26
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM1.22m
6:22AM1.01m
6:53PM1.22m
7:13AM1.08m
7:40PM1.20m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.07m
12:27PM-0.03m
1:11AM0.02m
1:21PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
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