
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 97 | 176 | 191 | 212 | 192 | 192 | 212 | 163 | 114 | 111 | 108 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.29m | 6:42AM0.82m | 7:23PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.87m | 8:16PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM-0.15m | 1:02AM-0.03m | 12:38PM-0.19m | 1:56AM-0.08m | 1:37PM-0.20m | 2:47AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
mm | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 |
19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 27 | 27 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 4 | 11 | 97 | 176 | 191 | 212 | 192 | 192 | 212 | 163 | 114 | 111 | 108 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 58 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 205 | 1466 | 325 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 115 | 115 | 125 | 115 | 146 | 122 | 299 | 836 | 572 | 146 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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