Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.3
ESE
5
1
SE
6
1.7
NE
5
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
118
118
151
188
141
133
127
98
77
74
148
111
85
115
145
211
86
71
163
210
226
201
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
30
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
NE
5
S
25
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
ENE
30
NE
50
NE
55
NNE
60
N
40
N
35
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:15AM0.84m
7:39PM1.10m
7:54AM0.80m
8:15PM1.12m
8:32AM0.77m
8:51PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.02m
1:10PM-0.01m
2:06AM0.02m
1:44PM0.01m
2:45AM0.02m
2:18PM0.03m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:45
7:46
7:47
3
1
1
4
4
9
11
11
4
1
1
Temp °C
22
20
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
20
20
15
12
14
13
14
17
11
6
7
7
8
9
11
13
15
13
12
7
4
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
S
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
121
121
118
118
151
188
141
133
127
98
77
74
2
2
85
2
106
106
31
71
114
210
226
201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.4
E
9
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
5
3
5
9
6
5
6
5
5
2
2
3
20
2
17
9
5
2
27
30
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.4
E
3
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ENE
4
1.7
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
9
1
1
5
5
1
17
34
32
148
111
3
115
145
211
86
58
163
61
31
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
0
122
125
12
115
12
0
122
417
417
210
187
425
512
277
390
193
176
356
277
146
122
125
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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