Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
23.3°C
1.8° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
212
177
139
96
64
41
40
25
25
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
24
24
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
SW
35
SW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:14AM1.19m
8:33PM1.07m
8:56AM1.24m
9:13PM1.03m
9:40AM1.27m
9:57PM0.98m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.03m
2:35AM0.02m
3:16PM0.03m
3:13AM0.01m
4:05PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
19
21
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
11
11
13
16
20
18
21
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
21
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
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