Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
27.8°C
2.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
31
40
48
52
81
73
121
164
181
177
138
104
67
48
46
34
34
35
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:46AM0.71m
2:34PM0.97m
2:52AM0.71m
3:37PM0.97m
3:54AM0.74m
4:31PM1.00m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.30m
9:17PM0.37m
8:45AM0.30m
10:15PM0.35m
9:48AM0.27m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
25
23
22
22
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
28
28
28
27
29
28
29
28
27
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