Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | 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 | 10:18PM1.08m | 10:47AM1.07m | 11:02PM0.98m | 11:36AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM-0.03m | 4:31AM-0.03m | 4:59PM0.05m | 5:12AM0.02m | 5:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | SE 14 | SSE 7 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | E 8 | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | — | 11 | 10 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 66 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2759 | 2772 | 2626 | 1873 | 938 | 962 | 1779 | 814 | 814 | 2135 | 814 | 814 | 975 | 205 | 975 | 73 | 191 | 100 | 100 |
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