Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
5
ENE
13
5
ENE
13
3
E
13
3
E
13
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1868
2115
2216
2291
2580
2937
7639
7434
2982
2744
2367
1944
1731
2150
1941
1812
1692
1219
1292
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
65
N
65
N
60
N
60
N
60
N
55
N
55
N
50
N
55
N
55
N
55
N
55
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:12AM0.74m
2:45PM0.95m
3:14AM0.78m
3:40PM0.96m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.36m
8:04AM0.33m
9:21PM0.33m
9:10AM0.31m
10:07PM0.28m
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light rain
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6:22
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6:21
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3
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
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