
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25AM0.92m | 6:02PM1.22m | 6:22AM1.01m | 6:53PM1.22m | 7:13AM1.08m | 7:40PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.00m | 00:26AM0.07m | 12:27PM-0.03m | 1:11AM0.02m | 1:21PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
16 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 6 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
10 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
52 | 46 | 39 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 146 | 182 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 177 | 54 | 84 | 73 | 393 | 2045 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 493 | 205 | 100 | 356 | 512 | 335 | 345 |
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