Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 88 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM0.98m | 1:26AM0.72m | 2:18PM0.96m | 2:25AM0.68m | 3:19PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.27m | 7:27AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.31m | 8:22AM0.22m | 10:00PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 7 | SE 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 4 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 14 | E 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 9 | S 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 34 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 725 | 814 | 814 | 814 | 557 | 557 | 632 | 619 | 704 | 938 | 938 | 43 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 1331 | 43 | 0 | 1048 | 989 |
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