Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.69m | 5:11PM1.00m | 5:21AM0.72m | 5:57PM1.04m | 6:07AM0.78m | 6:38PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.20m | 11:45PM0.27m | 11:13AM0.17m | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:01PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 53 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 25 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 938 | 356 | 335 | 157 | 447 | 448 | 43 | 0 | 512 | 557 | 447 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 122 | 115 | 948 | 946 | 507 | 507 |
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