Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
69
45
50
51
61
24
29
10
21
10
33
8
26
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
120
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
SW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:24PM1.33m
9:46AM0.88m
10:17PM1.27m
10:44AM0.89m
11:11PM1.18m
11:44AM0.89m
Low Tide
2:44PM-0.20m
3:57AM-0.12m
3:41PM-0.16m
4:50AM-0.11m
4:40PM-0.10m
5:42AM-0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
28
26
25
24
25
26
Feels °C
29
26
26
27
24
20
22
23
23
23
23
25
24
22
23
21
23
23
26
24
21
20
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
16
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SSE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
33
38
45
50
51
61
24
29
10
21
10
33
8
26
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
120
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
10
10
10
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.4
W
3
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
1
S
7
1
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
69
69
46
52
117
3
47
53
103
39
101
62
115
87
175
302
392
404
240
168
153
144
19
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
14
14
0
43
1331
43
205
1791
1791
814
1341
938
1789
814
776
299
236
73
335
177
191
14
14
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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