
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | S 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 121 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 74 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 302 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.97m | 00:24AM0.92m | 1:09PM0.96m | 1:15AM0.82m | 2:06PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM-0.05m | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:41AM-0.00m | 7:22PM0.16m | 7:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 121 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 74 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
220 | 181 | 11 | 128 | 168 | 168 | 195 | 210 | 186 | 12 | 4 | 132 | 80 | 89 | 108 | 117 | 117 | 146 | 167 | 182 | 220 | 302 | 435 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 191 | 43 | 299 | 448 | 447 | 12 | 507 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 1368 | 827 | 115 | 198 | 610 | 610 | 372 | 1040 | 1040 | 176 | 701 |
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