Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
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)
1.5
E
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
430
415
338
265
212
177
141
102
67
42
40
25
24
14
14
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM1.09m
8:14AM1.19m
8:33PM1.07m
8:56AM1.24m
9:13PM1.03m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.04m
2:31PM0.03m
2:35AM0.02m
3:16PM0.03m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
18
16
16
16
18
21
23
23
23
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
16
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
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22
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