Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
26.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
70
54
53
54
43
44
54
53
41
39
38
30
31
41
41
41
41
40
39
38
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM0.73m
9:59PM1.05m
10:20AM0.75m
10:35PM1.01m
11:02AM0.77m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.07m
3:26PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
4:07PM0.09m
5:06AM0.06m
4:52PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
24
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
28
27
28
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
72
70
54
53
54
43
44
54
53
41
39
38
30
31
41
41
41
41
40
39
38
26
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
33
14
14
14
14
23
23
15
15
15
14
14
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
5
4
3
2
2
6
14
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
393
61
0
100
1043
1043
1044
370
370
0
0
0
0
1095
507
253
100
0
0
701
1095
1338
1338
446
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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