
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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25 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.01m | 6:53PM1.22m | 7:13AM1.08m | 7:40PM1.20m | 8:01AM1.14m | 8:24PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM-0.03m | 1:11AM0.02m | 1:21PM-0.05m | 1:54AM-0.01m | 2:12PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
23 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 44 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
25 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 40 | 52 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1758 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 1089 | 814 | 715 | 390 | 356 | 356 | 335 | 335 | 529 | 198 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 619 | 679 | 677 |
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