Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
36
35
33
26
45
51
3
4
30
31
24
18
4
7
3
3
8
12
20
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25AM0.77m
5:16PM1.22m
5:31AM0.82m
6:16PM1.26m
6:31AM0.89m
7:10PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:25AM-0.05m
11:52PM0.08m
11:31AM-0.09m
00:46AM0.02m
12:32PM-0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:54
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
Feels °C
29
29
29
30
29
28
27
27
29
28
29
30
29
29
27
26
27
26
27
29
29
31
32
32
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