Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
3
7
4
8
8
8
43
23
22
15
15
14
14
14
14
7
7
7
228
331
306
212
181
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
25
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
N
15
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:46PM1.23m
6:01AM0.81m
6:41PM1.31m
6:57AM0.83m
7:36PM1.35m
7:53AM0.85m
Low Tide
11:03AM-0.12m
00:20AM-0.02m
11:57AM-0.17m
1:17AM-0.08m
12:52PM-0.20m
2:11AM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
8:17
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
25
24
23
24
24
26
26
28
25
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
24
24
23
23
28
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
5
2
3
3
8
8
8
43
23
22
15
14
14
14
14
14
7
7
7
15
14
14
212
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
7
4
2
2
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
15
14
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
36
38
85
100
119
90
68
1
1
1
1
22
20
59
144
228
331
306
444
435
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)
655
377
512
356
182
122
43
0
12
725
501
507
489
501
543
472
610
901
397
176
73
100
73
0
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Rating
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1
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2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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