
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 69 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | 8:16PM1.32m | 8:35AM0.91m | 9:08PM1.29m | 9:30AM0.95m | 9:58PM1.22m | 10:24AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM-0.11m | 2:34PM-0.19m | 3:36AM-0.12m | 3:30PM-0.15m | 4:23AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
29 | 45 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | E 15 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
1 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | E 16 | — | S 5 | — | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
41 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1549 | 131 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 725 | 655 | 665 | 677 | 677 | 677 | 679 | 543 | 979 | 511 | 496 | 1331 | 1464 | 1040 | 1341 | 2135 |
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