Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 7 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
26.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
48
35
34
77
47
59
33
33
58
32
44
45
45
45
45
45
42
50
41
70
77
89
94
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
W
20
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM0.67m
7:30PM1.07m
7:42AM0.69m
8:09PM1.08m
8:22AM0.70m
8:46PM1.08m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.05m
2:07AM0.10m
1:26PM0.05m
2:45AM0.09m
2:07PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
29
27
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
28
28
27
30
28
29
30
30
29
25
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
47
40
32
33
47
24
16
15
14
24
16
44
45
45
45
45
45
33
33
29
23
15
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
48
35
34
77
47
59
33
33
58
32
10
9
10
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
23
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
6
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
S
6
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
60
3
2
24
1
7
8
8
15
17
17
26
42
50
41
70
77
89
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
0
0
43
35
0
0
12
0
122
115
1095
776
528
370
471
115
115
447
1090
962
935
943
115
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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