
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 66 | 98 | 100 | 91 | 113 | 128 | 111 | 143 | 142 | 152 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.17m | 9:47PM1.02m | 10:13AM1.16m | 10:28PM0.94m | 10:56AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.01m | 3:46PM0.05m | 3:50AM0.05m | 4:33PM0.11m | 4:28AM0.11m | 5:21PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
46 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | S 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
9 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 66 | 98 | 100 | 91 | 113 | 128 | 111 | 143 | 142 | 152 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 176 | 84 | 92 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 122 | 146 | 975 | 989 | 774 | 774 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 284 |
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