Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
272
272
272
216
204
196
159
159
162
128
123
121
121
92
90
90
96
112
106
138
100
92
90
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:19PM1.03m
6:34AM0.86m
7:01PM1.08m
7:15AM0.84m
7:39PM1.10m
7:54AM0.80m
Low Tide
11:56AM-0.00m
00:38AM0.04m
12:35PM-0.01m
1:24AM0.02m
1:10PM-0.01m
2:06AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
3
9
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
15
17
18
19
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
17
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
8
11
12
13
11
15
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
17
13
10
8
8
10
10
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
189
272
272
272
216
204
196
159
159
162
128
123
121
44
92
90
90
96
112
106
138
100
92
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.8
E
10
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
6
6
1
1
22
14
121
42
32
23
20
12
11
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
N
5
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
10
8
4
2
2
2
4
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
9
18
2
2
11
11
21
18
9
5
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
73
872
253
238
238
0
131
0
253
765
724
157
0
35
122
122
122
122
115
345
115
115
79
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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