Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.5° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
47
47
34
31
30
30
19
18
19
25
43
39
38
14
16
16
15
21
25
28
25
7
7
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM0.90m
00:59AM0.97m
1:46PM0.91m
1:55AM0.87m
2:47PM0.93m
2:51AM0.79m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.06m
7:25AM-0.02m
7:53PM0.13m
8:15AM0.01m
9:01PM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
Feels °C
27
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
51
47
47
34
31
30
30
19
18
19
6
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
8
5
3
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
14
14
14
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
8
3
1
5
5
5
2
2
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
25
43
39
38
14
16
16
15
21
25
28
25
30
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
512
146
507
507
0
43
43
1095
335
979
496
447
704
1471
2743
2045
1090
569
554
176
157
177
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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