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Hatteras Light House Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | |
121 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 151 | 188 | 141 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 77 | 74 | 148 | 111 | 85 | 115 | 145 | 211 | 86 | 71 | 163 | 210 | 226 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:15AM0.84m | 7:39PM1.10m | 7:54AM0.80m | 8:15PM1.12m | 8:32AM0.77m | 8:51PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.02m | 1:10PM-0.01m | 2:06AM0.02m | 1:44PM0.01m | 2:45AM0.02m | 2:18PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 121 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 151 | 188 | 141 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 77 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 2 | 106 | 106 | 31 | 71 | 114 | 210 | 226 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 5 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | E 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | 30 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 34 | 32 | 148 | 111 | 3 | 115 | 145 | 211 | 86 | 58 | 163 | 61 | 31 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 122 | 125 | 12 | 115 | 12 | 0 | 122 | 417 | 417 | 210 | 187 | 425 | 512 | 277 | 390 | 193 | 176 | 356 | 277 | 146 | 122 | 125 |
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