
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 293 | 278 | 329 | 329 | 286 | 278 | 274 | 266 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | 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 | 1:15AM0.82m | 2:06PM0.95m | 2:09AM0.73m | 3:03PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.16m | 7:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.21m | 8:16AM0.09m | 9:33PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 49 | 47 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
80 | 33 | 26 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 66 | 81 | 126 | 193 | 293 | 278 | 329 | 329 | 286 | 278 | 274 | 266 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1331 | 1053 | 776 | 775 | 610 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 177 | 704 | 177 | 534 | 177 | 370 | 86 | 131 | 176 |
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