
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 55 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.14m | 8:24PM1.16m | 8:46AM1.17m | 9:06PM1.09m | 9:30AM1.17m | 9:47PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM-0.01m | 2:12PM-0.04m | 2:34AM-0.01m | 3:00PM-0.01m | 3:12AM0.01m | 3:46PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
24 | 24 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 55 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 43 | 814 | 704 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 608 | 1040 | 802 | 1043 | 789 | 177 | 178 | 193 | 100 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 35 | 35 |
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