Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
39
38
37
36
36
28
28
20
20
20
20
21
23
37
37
39
35
31
27
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:26PM1.04m
6:35AM0.69m
7:07PM1.06m
7:17AM0.73m
7:46PM1.09m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.11m
1:02AM0.17m
12:24PM0.08m
1:40AM0.14m
1:07PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:08
 mm
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
34
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
24
Feels °C
22
22
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
28
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