
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 72 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 139 | 104 | 87 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.78m | 3:27PM1.08m | 3:33AM0.76m | 4:28PM1.16m | 4:38AM0.76m | 5:29PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM-0.03m | 9:57PM0.12m | 9:37AM-0.07m | 11:03PM0.08m | 10:38AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
16 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 72 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 139 | 104 | 87 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
9 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
31 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 65 | 35 | 36 | 72 | 124 | 164 | 213 | 154 | 10 | 6 | 82 | 76 | 175 | 198 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 299 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 14 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 43 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 766 | 1331 | 1338 | 43 |
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