Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 49 | 94 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.74m | 1:31PM0.98m | 1:46AM0.71m | 2:34PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.32m | 6:40AM0.27m | 8:12PM0.36m | 7:39AM0.30m | 9:17PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 94 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 177 | 938 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 335 | 84 | 677 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 911 | 125 | 872 | 1052 | 1052 | 938 |
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