
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.21m | 00:43AM0.84m | 1:31PM1.17m | 1:55AM0.83m | 2:42PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.09m | 7:00PM0.21m | 6:42AM0.12m | 8:10PM0.23m | 7:55AM0.15m | 9:19PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 7 |
36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | S 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | E 15 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 177 | 176 | 176 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1331 | 1338 | 1466 | 125 | 125 | 1110 | 177 | 177 | 92 | 35 | 187 |
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