Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.5° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
146
120
95
93
72
51
47
44
34
31
38
38
27
20
25
44
40
38
19
31
45
51
56
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.08m
12:45PM0.90m
00:59AM0.97m
1:46PM0.91m
1:55AM0.87m
Low Tide
5:41PM-0.02m
6:34AM-0.05m
6:45PM0.06m
7:25AM-0.02m
7:53PM0.13m
8:15AM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:20
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
24
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
23
24
25
25
25
25
26
28
28
28
27
25
26
25
24
26
25
26
27
24
24
24
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
228
146
120
95
93
72
51
47
44
34
31
6
6
27
20
25
6
6
6
14
3
8
8
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
6
6
6
1
3
3
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
17
1
1
5
1
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.6
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
8
8
1
38
38
44
40
38
19
31
45
51
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
198
12
12
43
43
84
84
0
0
0
571
507
0
12
507
975
975
335
701
665
655
655
2139
2784
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Rating
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2
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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