
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 83 | 39 | 65 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 62 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.65m | 5:41PM1.01m | 5:50AM0.66m | 6:26PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.23m | 10:49AM0.13m | 00:19AM0.20m | 11:38AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
60 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 6 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 62 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
5 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 24 | 67 | 86 | 83 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 205 | 54 | 12 | 122 | 122 | 115 | 12 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 704 | 763 | 12 |
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