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Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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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
19.7° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1.2
S
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)777148131299999986899999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12744333788881211119111212121213112120
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.87
3:28PM
0.58
4:08AM
0.90
4:20PM
0.59
4:55AM
0.94
5:07PM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
0.08
9:55AM
0.15
9:18PM
0.07
10:47AM
0.12
10:08PM
0.05
11:32AM
0.09
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1--2----
Temp. °C899910111314151414151516141413121142133
Feels °C (?)3445556676798777532-6-9-9-7-7
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