Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
26.5° C

Normal for this time of year

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
32
23
23
41
41
41
41
40
28
27
26
25
25
25
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM0.75m
10:35PM1.01m
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.07m
4:07PM0.09m
5:06AM0.06m
4:52PM0.11m
5:41AM0.05m
5:41PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
25
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
29
26
27
28
29
28
29
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
39
38
32
23
23
41
41
41
41
40
28
27
26
25
25
11
24
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
15
14
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
2
6
7
3
2
2
4
12
20
21
6
6
3
4
11
8
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
655
781
511
468
84
100
0
35
1095
529
1331
1464
43
814
814
814
1331
1095
2784
1049
1049
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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