Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 169mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
327
416
551
513
494
403
389
311
269
230
339
236
230
200
199
173
140
98
140
118
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:33AM0.92m
10:45PM0.98m
11:16AM0.96m
11:26PM0.93m
12:05PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.08m
5:01AM0.02m
5:23PM0.11m
5:39AM0.02m
6:18PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
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8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
5
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
15
4
10
3
7
11
25
45
10
8
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
25
24
24
25
24
25
24
21
24
23
23
22
23
22
23
21
25
24
23
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