Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
24
24
18
18
18
18
19
20
22
23
18
22
23
14
24
24
24
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
12:35PM0.87m
00:40AM0.87m
1:28PM0.93m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.11m
5:41AM0.05m
5:41PM0.13m
6:19AM0.04m
6:37PM0.16m
7:00AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
27
27
28
29
28
28
29
30
29
26
28
28
28
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
24
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
14
22
23
14
24
24
24
34
33
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
2
2
2
2
2
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
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
4
4
7
16
13
8
5
4
5
9
19
22
19
19
18
22
24
33
36
52
55
49
53
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1464
1775
417
335
814
814
335
2671
975
2759
355
299
1779
396
396
846
975
84
177
177
238
253
299
299
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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