Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

1.0°C warmer than 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
22
20
16
25
23
24
24
34
24
33
33
31
30
29
29
64
71
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
5
NE
20
SSW
35
SW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
12:35PM0.87m
00:40AM0.87m
1:28PM0.93m
1:32AM0.82m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.13m
6:19AM0.04m
6:37PM0.16m
7:00AM0.02m
7:39PM0.16m
7:47AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
11
8
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
29
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
26
26
29
27
28
Feels °C
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
29
29
29
28
30
29
30
30
29
28
30
32
29
30
30
25
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
22
14
14
14
23
24
24
34
24
33
33
31
30
29
29
64
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
N
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
6
14
21
18
19
20
16
25
25
29
29
30
39
45
66
78
92
78
80
216
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)
814
1090
1122
807
335
468
1044
205
335
529
448
35
122
43
43
157
54
43
618
100
12
35
43
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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