
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:57PM0.98m | 10:29AM1.27m | 10:45PM0.92m | 11:23AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.06m | 3:56AM0.02m | 4:57PM0.11m | 4:44AM0.05m | 5:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
13 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 |
15 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 299 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 100 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 35 | 390 | 505 | 447 |
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