Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.4° 

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
221
163
108
83
63
3
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
45
SW
15
WNW
25
NNE
10
S
10
NW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
25
SW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:19AM0.98m
11:35PM1.03m
12:14PM0.97m
00:24AM0.92m
1:09PM0.96m
Low Tide
5:10AM-0.09m
5:22PM-0.00m
5:56AM-0.05m
6:21PM0.08m
6:41AM-0.00m
7:22PM0.16m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
7
9
5
2
3
13
8
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
25
26
26
27
27
29
25
23
Feels °C
31
31
30
29
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
31
25
29
29
30
31
33
25
22
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