
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 45 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.14m | 1:56AM0.79m | 2:53PM1.15m | 3:10AM0.80m | 4:03PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.07m | 8:19PM0.23m | 7:59AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.22m | 9:12AM0.08m | 10:38PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | W 4 | SSW 6 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 10 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 64 | 66 | 54 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 67 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 43 | 704 | 827 | 677 | 677 | 557 | 205 | 198 | 43 | 205 | 1855 | 924 | 943 | 79 | 0 | 122 | 125 | 614 | 677 | 725 | 619 | 507 |
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