Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1170 | 1525 | 1847 | 1916 | 1973 | 2268 | 2552 | 2595 | 2466 | 2521 | 2548 | 2391 | 2282 | 2017 | 1850 | 1707 | 1415 | 1424 | 1277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.06m | 6:15AM0.96m | 6:38PM1.09m | 6:55AM1.04m | 7:16PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.13m | 00:51AM0.13m | 1:03PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2282 | 2017 | 1850 | 1707 | 1415 | 1424 | 1277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1170 | 1525 | 1847 | 1916 | 1973 | 2268 | 2552 | 2595 | 2466 | 2521 | 2548 | 2391 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 37 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 979 | 1791 | 942 | 748 | 789 | 904 | 295 | 1791 | 924 | 789 | 789 | 975 | 975 | 975 | 277 | 277 | 146 | 146 | 122 |
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