
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) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31AM0.82m | 6:16PM1.26m | 6:31AM0.89m | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:27AM0.96m | 8:00PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.08m | 11:31AM-0.09m | 00:46AM0.02m | 12:32PM-0.13m | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:29PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
2 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | E 11 | SE 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
34 | 7 | 3 | — | 13 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | 23 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 507 | 704 | 205 | 396 | 774 | 1338 | 1338 | 776 | 448 | 704 | 198 | 198 | 157 | 2135 | 507 | 655 | 115 | 115 | 43 | 115 | 334 | 975 | 975 |
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