Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 90 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.06m | 9:39PM1.05m | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:19PM0.99m | 10:50AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.03m | 3:32PM0.05m | 3:48AM0.02m | 4:18PM0.07m | 4:25AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 90 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 53 | 19 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 125 | 125 | 2139 | 1103 | 612 | 543 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 1043 | 1043 | 1043 | 814 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 1047 | 238 | 131 |
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