Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:27AM0.96m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.02m | 8:48PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:29PM-0.14m | 2:23AM-0.06m | 2:23PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 14 | E 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 7 | 11 | 20 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1947 | 1368 | 1464 | 43 | 205 | 205 | 975 | 975 | 784 | 1464 | 1338 | 1464 | 205 | 122 | 655 | 710 | 2045 | 1367 | 1389 |
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