Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
22
22
21
16
18
24
36
58
15
28
21
28
19
19
13
14
30
30
66
58
73
69
63
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM1.07m
11:02PM0.98m
11:36AM1.05m
11:47PM0.88m
12:26PM1.02m
Low Tide
4:31AM-0.03m
4:59PM0.05m
5:12AM0.02m
5:51PM0.13m
5:54AM0.08m
6:48PM0.21m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:46
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
Feels °C
28
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
27
30
29
29
30
29
31
31
31
31
31
32
31
30
29
31
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