Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 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 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
27
26
25
25
25
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
126
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
12:35PM0.87m
00:40AM0.87m
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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
3
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
27
27
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
39
27
26
25
25
25
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
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
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
6
7
10
16
13
5
4
4
8
13
15
22
17
24
26
36
50
65
86
96
114
126
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
677
2139
1758
572
335
335
619
814
1789
847
1855
777
765
345
557
396
1811
2139
2139
1044
176
84
335
177
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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