
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 55 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 62 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:05AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.65m | 5:41PM1.01m | 5:50AM0.66m | 6:26PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.13m | 11:31PM0.23m | 10:49AM0.13m | 00:19AM0.20m | 11:38AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
35 | 55 | 53 | 65 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | S 5 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 6 |
— | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | 62 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 99 | 92 | 35 | 12 | 115 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 122 | 125 | 364 | 774 | 176 |
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