Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s 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 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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) | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 44 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 99 | 65 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:59PM0.96m | 4:05AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.65m | 5:41PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.24m | 9:58AM0.13m | 11:31PM0.23m | 10:49AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 44 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | SE 4 | — | NNE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 81 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 99 | 65 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2672 | 0 | 774 | 0 | 131 | 92 | 35 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
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