Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 57 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.00m | 5:21AM0.72m | 5:57PM1.04m | 6:07AM0.78m | 6:38PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.27m | 11:13AM0.17m | 00:27AM0.22m | 12:01PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
6 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | S 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
23 | 23 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 34 | — | — | 6 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 887 | 447 | 507 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 528 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 205 | 43 | 43 | 704 | 507 | 571 | 396 |
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