
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.26m | 6:31AM0.89m | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:27AM0.96m | 8:00PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM-0.09m | 00:46AM0.02m | 12:32PM-0.13m | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:29PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | N 5 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 4 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
— | 13 | 28 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 36 | 54 | 72 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 335 | 360 | 814 | 157 | 198 | 198 | 125 | 205 | 2626 | 2801 | 543 | 122 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 122 | 1090 | 2871 | 1338 | 396 |
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