Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
NNE
4
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
98
102
74
148
111
110
83
60
59
109
75
64
47
49
42
44
51
43
44
29
32
38
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
W
30
NNW
55
N
50
N
45
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
N
15
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM0.80m
8:15PM1.12m
8:32AM0.77m
8:51PM1.11m
9:08AM0.74m
9:28PM1.09m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.02m
1:44PM0.01m
2:45AM0.02m
2:18PM0.03m
3:24AM0.04m
2:52PM0.05m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:46
7:47
7:49
3
7
13
9
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
13
13
13
14
16
19
18
17
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
13
15
16
17
18
16
8
6
7
8
10
12
16
14
16
18
11
4
3
3
5
7
7
5
7
9
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
127
98
102
74
148
111
2
83
60
59
65
75
64
39
49
42
44
45
35
44
29
32
38
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
14
9
9
2
41
39
25
37
37
30
32
30
43
30
25
16
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.5
N
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
6
6
1
3
2
9
36
51
22
8
10
12
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
3
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
E
9
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
12
37
41
56
110
6
32
51
109
1
27
47
21
18
9
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
125
417
345
210
440
872
857
177
54
0
122
146
146
122
122
122
122
122
12
92
0
299
370
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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