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Hatteras Light House Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
55 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 88 | 94 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 217 | 197 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 95 | 93 | 110 | 55 | 73 | 113 | 150 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:00PM0.83m | 00:28AM1.12m | 1:07PM0.84m | 1:29AM1.02m | 2:14PM0.86m | 2:30AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM-0.01m | 7:03AM-0.01m | 7:03PM0.06m | 8:01AM0.01m | 8:15PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 45 | 44 | 8 | 41 | 45 | 7 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 95 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 88 | 94 | 25 | 65 | 24 | 217 | 197 | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | 95 | 93 | 110 | 55 | 73 | 113 | 150 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 617 | 619 | 628 | 99 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2045 | 2045 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 54 | 393 | 393 | 131 | 99 | 131 | 92 | 73 |
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