
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.19m | 9:57PM0.88m | 10:20AM1.15m | 10:37PM0.82m | 11:04AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.15m | 3:47AM0.16m | 4:52PM0.21m | 4:26AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | E 14 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 938 | 873 | 873 | 873 | 446 | 345 | 356 | 356 | 507 | 632 | 1044 | 1044 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
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