Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
26.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
91
74
74
131
128
79
68
53
54
43
44
37
35
51
42
41
32
32
41
41
41
41
40
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM0.71m
9:23PM1.07m
9:41AM0.73m
9:59PM1.05m
10:20AM0.75m
10:35PM1.01m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.05m
3:57AM0.07m
3:26PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
4:07PM0.09m
5:06AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
23
25
26
28
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
91
91
74
74
131
128
79
68
53
54
43
44
37
35
51
42
41
32
32
41
41
41
41
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
33
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
84
82
1
3
1
3
6
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
393
393
393
943
176
43
0
100
393
1043
595
370
238
0
0
0
0
501
748
253
35
100
100
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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