
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.17m | 4:25AM0.77m | 5:16PM1.22m | 5:31AM0.82m | 6:16PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.13m | 10:25AM-0.05m | 11:52PM0.08m | 11:31AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
48 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | S 11 | — | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SW 5 | S 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
3 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 13 | 56 | 25 | 41 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 21 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 564 | 447 | 176 | 238 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 571 | 379 | 507 | 501 | 198 | 198 | 299 | 299 | 1473 | 356 |
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