Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.1° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ENE
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
28
20
21
23
32
32
33
24
16
18
4
152
138
92
72
59
63
65
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
N
45
SSW
35
SW
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:07PM1.06m
7:17AM0.73m
7:46PM1.09m
7:57AM0.77m
8:22PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.14m
1:07PM0.06m
2:16AM0.10m
1:48PM0.04m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
43
18
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
23
23
28
26
25
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
19
19
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
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