
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
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94 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 262 | 311 | 338 | 303 | 311 | 261 | 315 | 338 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM0.96m | 1:15AM0.82m | 2:06PM0.95m | 2:09AM0.73m | 3:03PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM-0.00m | 7:22PM0.16m | 7:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.21m | 8:16AM0.09m | 9:33PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
94 | 74 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 16 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | — | NE 4 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
1 | 220 | 157 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 78 | 75 | 81 | 102 | 145 | 176 | 212 | 262 | 311 | 338 | 303 | 311 | 261 | 315 | 338 | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1101 | 1095 | 1047 | 772 | 765 | 706 | 335 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 176 | 704 | 176 | 534 | 593 | 177 | 176 | 193 | 177 |
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