Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is

18.5°C

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	ENE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	83	56	42	28	55	52	42	26	32	33	25	25	34	46	64	82	82	71	81	84	101	130	307	187
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide	11:39PM0.86m				12:17PM1.15m				00:51AM0.88m					1:25PM1.09m				2:02AM0.92m				2:30PM1.05m
Low Tide			5:37AM0.11m				6:53PM0.16m				6:52AM0.15m					7:56PM0.15m				8:08AM0.16m				8:53PM0.12m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	19	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	22
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	15	15	16	15	15	17	15	17	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 6	E 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	NE 6
kJ	41	56	42	24	55	52	42	17	16	17	16	15	15	15	2	5	2	71	81	84	101	130	143	1
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 17	E 13	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	ESE 8	E 14	E 11	E 14	E 10	E 10	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 12
kJ	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	6	3	5	5	4	4	6	4	2	4	2	7	—	—	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 17	E 16	—	E 16	E 15	SE 9	E 14	SE 11	E 14	E 10	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	—	5	4	3	4	5	4	8	—	3	3	3	3	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 7	NE 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	ESE 8	SE 8
kJ	83	54	22	28	15	46	15	26	32	33	25	25	34	46	64	82	82	—	5	6	5	—	307	187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Assateague Maryland	Tea Break Amber Coast	Topsail Island Carolina North	La Bahia Amber Coast	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	St Andrews State Park Florida - Gulf	Tea Break Amber Coast	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	St Andrews State Park Florida - Gulf	White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Massachusetts	St Andrews State Park Florida - Gulf	The Pass Florida - Gulf	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	335	1775	198	1789	1969	1811	1111	1775	393	393	1111	888	1111	1110	1338	122	198	122	146	393	393	393	125	115
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina			Topsail Island													Bogue Pier	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Bogue Pier				Atlantic Beach	Bogue Pier
Rating (10 max)			1													1	2	2	2				2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County			St Andrews State Park Florida - Gulf	Chart House Rights CAL - LA County	Church CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Huntington Cliffs CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			1	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3
Header Global	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hanalei Bay United States	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	Buchupureo Chile	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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