
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 101 | 72 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 69 | 89 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.09m | 7:57AM0.77m | 8:22PM1.09m | 8:36AM0.80m | 8:57PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.06m | 2:16AM0.10m | 1:48PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.08m | 2:28PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 49 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | S 6 | E 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
32 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 101 | 72 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | NE 8 |
1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | S 6 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | 1 | 9 | 25 | 66 | 15 | 141 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 89 | 23 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1122 | 1122 | 1090 | 335 | 1095 | 0 | 198 | 122 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 205 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 115 | 205 | 236 | 125 | 284 |
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