
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.73m | 4:35PM0.98m | 4:41AM0.69m | 5:24PM1.01m | 5:32AM0.67m | 6:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.18m | 10:37AM0.07m | 11:58PM0.16m | 11:21AM0.07m | 00:45AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
38 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 9 | — | — |
21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 115 | 84 | 12 | 554 | 571 | 507 | 507 | 566 | 631 | 725 | 1338 | 1040 | 805 | 814 | 536 | 447 | 425 | 390 | 529 | 569 | 355 | 377 | 335 |
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