
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
168 | 195 | 137 | 127 | 101 | 64 | 52 | 55 | 45 | 53 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.87m | 8:16PM1.32m | 8:35AM0.91m | 9:08PM1.29m | 9:30AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM-0.08m | 1:37PM-0.20m | 2:47AM-0.11m | 2:34PM-0.19m | 3:36AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
1 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | — | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
168 | 195 | 137 | 127 | 101 | 64 | 52 | 55 | 45 | 53 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 975 | 370 | 370 | 125 | 299 | 299 | 277 | 277 | 1531 | 146 | 125 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 | 710 | 632 | 632 | 677 | 677 | 677 | 677 | 655 |
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