Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 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 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
0.7
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
336
344
315
284
195
196
169
185
112
282
277
272
216
200
159
156
159
159
123
123
123
92
89
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
E
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
SW
20
SSE
35
SE
10
SE
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM0.97m
5:49AM0.89m
6:19PM1.03m
6:34AM0.86m
7:01PM1.08m
7:15AM0.84m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.02m
11:47PM0.06m
11:56AM-0.00m
00:38AM0.04m
12:35PM-0.01m
1:24AM0.02m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:45
1
3
4
5
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
19
17
17
18
20
20
18
17
4
4
4
4
6
7
8
8
7
8
9
10
11
14
15
14
17
13
14
13
21
19
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
196
169
185
108
282
277
272
216
200
159
156
159
159
123
123
37
44
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.7
E
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.5
SE
5
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
112
1
1
2
1
6
1
1
4
1
11
123
92
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
12
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
277
336
344
315
284
195
1
7
14
14
3
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
125
393
763
393
415
125
122
122
122
115
12
205
193
0
0
0
0
724
724
205
157
6
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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