Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
130
102
7
7
224
190
130
98
93
70
52
47
34
33
31
20
19
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
55
SSW
35
WNW
20
W
10
NW
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM0.89m
11:11PM1.18m
11:44AM0.89m
00:04AM1.08m
12:45PM0.90m
00:59AM0.97m
Low Tide
4:40PM-0.10m
5:42AM-0.08m
5:41PM-0.02m
6:34AM-0.05m
6:45PM0.06m
7:25AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
3
2
4
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
24
25
25
28
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
25
27
25
18
23
26
29
26
25
23
21
21
21
23
23
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
130
7
7
7
224
190
130
98
93
70
52
47
34
33
31
20
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
4
3
2
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.3
W
4
1
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
2.5
SW
8
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
149
225
326
381
365
340
228
2
102
358
287
824
1
1
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2690
2671
2690
299
176
99
73
43
43
100
99
0
0
12
99
115
115
146
146
529
507
507
665
43
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Rating
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2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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3
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3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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