Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 33 | 54 | 10 | 89 | 62 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM0.86m | 9:24PM1.33m | 9:46AM0.88m | 10:17PM1.27m | 10:44AM0.89m | 11:11PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM-0.20m | 3:57AM-0.12m | 3:41PM-0.16m | 4:50AM-0.11m | 4:40PM-0.10m | 5:42AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
35 | 34 | — | 5 | 5 | 89 | 62 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 16 | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
8 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
11 | — | 33 | 54 | 72 | 141 | 8 | 10 | 105 | 104 | 54 | 129 | 129 | 88 | 84 | 186 | 273 | 310 | 316 | 336 | 333 | 228 | 28 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 1368 | 975 | 43 | 35 | 14 | 100 | 253 | 253 | 198 | 177 | 824 | 802 | 802 | 814 | 814 | 706 | 334 | 440 | 396 | 253 | 335 | 177 | 299 |
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