Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
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
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
12
12
11
11
38
53
54
168
181
181
197
176
193
229
264
200
161
125
122
90
87
61
60
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:27AM0.72m
7:51PM1.10m
8:06AM0.71m
8:29PM1.10m
8:45AM0.70m
9:07PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.08m
1:12PM0.04m
2:28AM0.07m
1:49PM0.05m
3:07AM0.07m
2:27PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
14
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
19
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
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
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
19
12
12
17
12
8
4
11
6
11
11
12
12
190
229
264
200
161
125
122
90
87
61
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
1
11
11
11
11
2
4
15
6
12
11
7
12
12
15
5
3
12
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
5
4
7
14
1
3
3
3
3
12
3
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
W
3
0.7
N
3
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
Energy kJ
12
23
25
8
11
38
53
54
168
181
181
197
176
193
1
3
5
12
28
42
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
558
396
236
557
557
198
814
614
415
345
210
191
210
452
873
370
505
131
131
131
100
131
84
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
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