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Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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 (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
37 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 46 | 59 | 120 | 127 | 140 | 181 | 192 | 173 | 157 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 127 | 123 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.09m | 7:27AM0.72m | 7:51PM1.10m | 8:06AM0.71m | 8:29PM1.10m | 8:45AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.08m | 1:12PM0.04m | 2:28AM0.07m | 1:49PM0.05m | 3:07AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
37 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 173 | 157 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 127 | 123 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | WNW 3 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 13 |
24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
— | — | 1 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 59 | 120 | 127 | 140 | 181 | 192 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 814 | 253 | 572 | 396 | 609 | 715 | 704 | 710 | 774 | 748 | 415 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 397 | 393 | 370 | 538 | 370 | 370 | 100 | 100 |
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