
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 64 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.81m | 11:54PM0.93m | 12:35PM0.87m | 00:40AM0.87m | 1:28PM0.93m | 1:32AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.13m | 6:19AM0.04m | 6:37PM0.16m | 7:00AM0.02m | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:47AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 7 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 64 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 45 | 66 | 78 | 92 | 78 | 80 | 216 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 1090 | 1122 | 807 | 335 | 468 | 1044 | 205 | 335 | 529 | 448 | 35 | 122 | 43 | 43 | 157 | 54 | 43 | 618 | 100 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 0 |
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