Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
26.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
39
38
38
23
23
41
41
41
41
40
39
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
5
W
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM0.75m
10:35PM1.01m
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.07m
4:07PM0.09m
5:06AM0.06m
4:52PM0.11m
5:41AM0.05m
5:41PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
25
25
26
26
27
28
26
27
28
29
26
27
28
29
27
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
53
39
38
38
23
23
41
41
41
41
40
39
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
23
15
15
15
14
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
2
4
5
3
2
2
3
11
13
12
7
5
5
4
7
10
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
100
1048
1464
507
100
0
0
704
1095
2139
787
667
1466
1466
1466
1914
1914
1914
1049
178
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
6
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