Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.7
NE
9
0.4
E
9
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
182
138
218
202
161
130
130
98
94
68
44
41
86
27
54
189
306
412
488
534
530
534
554
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
SE
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM0.71m
8:29PM1.10m
8:45AM0.70m
9:07PM1.09m
9:23AM0.69m
9:45PM1.06m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.05m
3:07AM0.07m
2:27PM0.06m
3:45AM0.09m
3:05PM0.08m
4:23AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
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8:09
8:10
8:10
8:12
1
2
7
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
20
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
12
14
16
15
16
16
17
19
18
20
21
18
14
14
12
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
12
140
138
218
202
161
130
130
98
94
68
33
27
22
27
20
20
14
8
9
3
13
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.4
ENE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
47
7
12
12
12
12
8
12
3
44
41
3
27
25
3
3
6
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
12
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.5
NE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
202
182
7
6
4
12
10
27
41
49
43
86
24
54
189
306
412
488
534
530
534
554
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
187
386
571
548
370
444
131
177
100
54
35
115
277
393
198
614
619
774
789
325
125
125
125
125
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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