
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 128mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 91 | 156 | 268 | 406 | 649 | 886 | 1040 | 808 | 753 | 604 | 582 | 636 | 337 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.09m | 7:39AM1.21m | 7:59PM1.05m | 8:20AM1.23m | 8:39PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.04m | 1:58PM0.04m | 1:59AM0.05m | 2:43PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 512 | 344 | 250 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 91 | 156 | 268 | 406 | 649 | 886 | 1040 | 808 | 753 | 604 | 582 | 636 | 337 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 996 | 1894 | 1779 | 941 | 809 | 814 | 846 | 838 | 393 | 765 | 706 | 706 | 608 | 765 | 191 | 609 | 238 | 177 |
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