Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.6° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
26
20
21
33
45
44
42
39
24
32
32
31
29
28
20
34
68
80
91
106
131
175
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:09AM1.10m
6:33PM1.12m
6:56AM1.17m
7:17PM1.09m
7:39AM1.21m
7:59PM1.05m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.09m
12:21PM0.05m
00:42AM0.05m
1:12PM0.04m
1:22AM0.04m
1:58PM0.04m
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
22
21
22
24
24
22
21
21
19
17
16
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
20
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