Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
42
55
64
60
62
49
43
23
21
28
14
25
33
33
73
58
81
61
64
74
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:59PM1.04m
1:05AM0.80m
2:00PM1.08m
2:07AM0.76m
3:06PM1.12m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.17m
7:14AM0.02m
8:30PM0.18m
8:13AM0.01m
9:42PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
30
29
28
28
27
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