Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
196
173
189
323
272
272
220
204
196
162
168
175
168
125
121
90
87
89
66
64
64
92
108
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
15
SW
15
W
5
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
5
NW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM0.89m
6:19PM1.03m
6:34AM0.86m
7:01PM1.08m
7:15AM0.84m
7:39PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.06m
11:56AM-0.00m
00:38AM0.04m
12:35PM-0.01m
1:24AM0.02m
1:10PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:45
7:45
7:45
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
16
7
8
8
8
10
12
12
13
14
15
16
18
18
19
17
21
18
16
14
14
9
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
196
173
189
323
272
272
220
204
196
162
168
175
168
125
121
77
66
89
66
64
64
92
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
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
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
6
1
4
4
4
4
10
90
87
46
21
19
12
11
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
E
13
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
6
3
2
1
30
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
3
0.6
S
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
195
1
9
55
82
6
6
6
5
8
16
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
125
122
122
122
12
0
146
0
54
0
0
0
0
0
177
0
0
35
12
428
122
115
115
210
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
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