
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 176 | 108 | 106 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.03m | 12:14PM0.97m | 00:24AM0.92m | 1:09PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM-0.00m | 5:56AM-0.05m | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:41AM-0.00m | 7:22PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 176 | 108 | 106 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 |
22 | 62 | 154 | 220 | 257 | 233 | 197 | 210 | 262 | 262 | 312 | 281 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 158 | 181 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2781 | 176 | 1154 | 176 | 177 | 177 | 191 | 100 | 448 | 448 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 122 | 157 |
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