Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
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10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.06m | 9:33PM1.17m | 9:59AM1.08m | 10:18PM1.08m | 10:47AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM-0.08m | 3:16PM-0.09m | 3:50AM-0.07m | 4:07PM-0.03m | 4:31AM-0.03m | 4:59PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | — |
10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1466 | 1789 | 2045 | 1758 | 1466 | 2761 | 1466 | 205 | 43 | 12 | 115 | 2772 | 2781 | 1788 | 1855 | 334 | 205 | 236 | 814 | 814 | 814 | 176 | 176 |
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