Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.1° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
15
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
9:30AM0.95m
9:58PM1.22m
10:24AM0.97m
10:47PM1.13m
11:19AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:36AM-0.12m
3:30PM-0.15m
4:23AM-0.11m
4:26PM-0.09m
5:10AM-0.09m
5:22PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
Feels °C
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
28
29
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
29
30
29
29
28
25
26
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