Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
29
27
27
25
25
24
24
34
34
25
27
27
28
28
27
29
30
43
45
45
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
7:40PM1.20m
8:01AM1.14m
8:24PM1.16m
8:46AM1.17m
9:06PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:21PM-0.05m
1:54AM-0.01m
2:12PM-0.04m
2:34AM-0.01m
3:00PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
31
29
30
31
30
31
30
30
29
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