Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
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23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 55 | 118 | 118 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 48 | 24 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM0.84m | 7:15PM1.10m | 7:28AM0.90m | 7:51PM1.11m | 8:06AM0.96m | 8:26PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.09m | 1:37AM0.13m | 1:27PM0.06m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:07PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 4 | 2 | 55 | 118 | 118 | — | 3 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 105 | 78 | 59 | 60 | 47 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 704 | 704 | 677 | 704 | 1047 | 715 | 569 | 576 | 177 | 35 | 99 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 84 | 100 | 236 | 35 |
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