Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
229
195
140
138
218
202
161
130
130
98
94
68
43
42
42
41
29
56
195
305
394
443
433
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM0.71m
8:29PM1.10m
8:45AM0.70m
9:07PM1.09m
9:23AM0.69m
9:45PM1.06m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.07m
1:49PM0.05m
3:07AM0.07m
2:27PM0.06m
3:45AM0.09m
3:05PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:10
8:12
6
11
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
11
11
12
14
16
16
16
16
17
19
18
20
20
22
21
17
15
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
6
11
12
140
138
218
202
161
130
130
98
94
68
43
42
31
35
29
31
26
16
15
9
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
5
0.4
ENE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
3
1
47
7
7
12
12
12
8
3
3
4
3
42
41
25
25
3
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
12
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
226
229
195
6
4
12
15
19
28
32
36
33
24
56
195
305
394
443
433
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
176
210
146
210
299
335
370
436
131
177
100
92
54
0
115
115
115
393
393
774
824
447
210
125
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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