Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.8°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
23
22
29
27
57
82
97
118
39
37
39
41
41
40
39
38
36
35
35
35
37
35
25
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
on
High Tide
6:49AM0.84m
7:15PM1.10m
7:28AM0.90m
7:51PM1.11m
8:06AM0.96m
8:26PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.17m
12:45PM0.09m
1:37AM0.13m
1:27PM0.06m
2:09AM0.09m
2:07PM0.04m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
5
11
7
7
4
6
8
2
2
8
6
4
4
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
28
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
27
28
27
25
26
27
28
26
23
23
23
26
26
27
26
26
25
27
28
29
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