Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
8
1.3
S
6
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
5
5
5
7
143
93
62
48
13
20
23
32
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
16
23
23
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
55
SW
30
W
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:51AM0.79m
3:43PM0.96m
3:47AM0.73m
4:35PM0.98m
4:41AM0.69m
5:24PM1.01m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.04m
10:06PM0.18m
9:51AM0.06m
11:06PM0.18m
10:37AM0.07m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
28
28
26
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
27
27
26
23
25
21
21
20
19
20
22
21
22
22
23
24
24
26
26
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
1.3
S
6
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
3
143
93
62
48
24
20
23
32
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
16
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
7
5
17
14
18
13
15
9
16
2
14
4
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
2
13
14
3
4
4
10
6
4
7
4
4
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.4
W
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
24
33
40
45
78
149
4
6
13
6
8
8
11
9
6
6
23
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
198
198
198
335
614
617
157
122
115
12
115
335
507
557
575
507
507
396
632
701
2135
1040
1040
814
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
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