
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 9PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 69 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 62 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.09m | 8:36AM0.80m | 8:57PM1.09m | 9:14AM0.84m | 9:32PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.08m | 2:28PM0.04m | 3:23AM0.05m | 3:08PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
56 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 69 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 62 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 10 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SE 9 | E 7 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
4 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 299 | 356 | 205 | 205 | 43 | 0 | 115 | 146 | 335 | 125 | 125 | 115 | 43 | 115 | 12 | 655 | 754 | 724 | 100 |
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