Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 55 | 97 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.07m | 6:49AM0.84m | 7:15PM1.10m | 7:28AM0.90m | 7:51PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.17m | 12:45PM0.09m | 1:37AM0.13m | 1:27PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 15 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
28 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 23 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | N 4 | E 6 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
— | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 55 | 97 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 938 | 704 | 704 | 704 | 704 | 704 | 677 | 704 | 1040 | 1040 | 569 | 571 | 177 | 54 | 6 | 1040 | 1040 | 777 | 176 |
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