Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
24.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
33
37
26
50
19
19
12
11
11
36
80
122
110
167
181
187
177
157
160
210
196
158
125
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
NNW
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM1.09m
7:27AM0.72m
7:51PM1.10m
8:06AM0.71m
8:29PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.04m
1:48AM0.08m
1:12PM0.04m
2:28AM0.07m
1:49PM0.05m
3:07AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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>
8:08
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
2
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
23
24
24
24
23
20
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
22
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
14
10
8
11
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
27
25
37
26
2
19
19
12
11
7
4
11
12
9
11
12
12
177
157
160
210
196
158
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
12
33
3
2
2
1
3
1
11
11
11
2
2
4
15
3
1
12
11
4
13
10
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
4
1
3
3
11
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNE
3
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
5
50
14
26
27
5
9
36
80
122
110
167
181
187
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
125
787
1043
774
774
512
396
205
774
774
814
911
743
390
198
176
125
210
393
554
370
512
446
370
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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