Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6PM is: 1.2m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.2
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
55
106
155
181
204
221
197
181
169
223
247
196
159
130
123
92
90
65
72
66
77
86
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
35
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
40
NNE
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:51PM1.10m
8:06AM0.71m
8:29PM1.10m
8:45AM0.70m
9:07PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.04m
2:28AM0.07m
1:49PM0.05m
3:07AM0.07m
2:27PM0.06m
3:45AM0.09m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
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5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:10
2
1
2
8
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
19
18
18
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
23
19
10
9
10
9
10
11
12
14
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
18
19
19
22
21
23
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
NE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
12
7
4
14
14
17
6
18
12
181
169
223
247
196
159
130
123
92
90
65
41
66
77
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
S
5
0.7
ENE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
4
4
4
7
6
1
99
7
8
12
12
12
3
3
12
3
8
3
41
40
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
4
1
1
12
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
N
3
1.2
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
2
55
106
155
181
204
221
197
2
3
8
9
27
56
60
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
610
557
814
814
616
390
210
210
191
210
872
335
370
370
131
131
100
131
100
79
73
12
0
115
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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