Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.8° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
18
18
11
17
11
17
18
19
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
SSE
20
S
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM0.96m
2:25AM0.68m
3:19PM0.96m
3:28AM0.67m
4:18PM0.97m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.31m
8:22AM0.22m
10:00PM0.32m
9:22AM0.22m
10:57PM0.30m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
2
5
1
5
3
2
4
Temp °C
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
25
28
Feels °C
32
33
31
29
30
31
31
32
31
33
32
33
31
29
30
29
27
26
29
27
27
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