Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
63
34
32
52
65
24
31
78
79
66
54
54
48
13
26
26
9
9
9
8
26
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
3:09AM0.87m
3:50PM1.14m
4:18AM0.94m
4:51PM1.14m
5:17AM1.02m
5:45PM1.13m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.14m
10:20PM0.18m
10:23AM0.12m
11:13PM0.13m
11:25AM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
6:40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:38
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:37
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
18
19
19
16
16
16
17
15
13
13
14
13
15
15
16
16
15
17
18
20
20
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hatteras Light House surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest