Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (29 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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
162
162
123
121
121
121
118
118
151
149
143
133
127
98
102
74
154
111
109
85
110
135
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
30
N
15
N
20
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
30
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:01PM1.08m
7:15AM0.84m
7:39PM1.10m
7:54AM0.80m
8:15PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:35PM-0.01m
1:24AM0.02m
1:10PM-0.01m
2:06AM0.02m
1:44PM0.01m
2:45AM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:45
7:45
7:46
7:47
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
17
16
18
18
20
19
18
16
11
14
13
17
19
8
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
13
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.2
S
6
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
159
162
162
123
121
121
121
118
118
151
149
143
133
127
98
102
74
3
111
109
85
106
2
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
6
15
10
10
11
12
11
6
2
2
6
3
3
3
18
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
4
Energy kJ
3
5
7
8
1
2
21
31
26
154
110
135
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
253
724
35
0
35
0
12
122
73
115
0
0
146
115
115
122
115
299
425
344
177
176
355
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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