
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 250 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 32 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 45 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:09AM0.73m | 3:03PM0.95m | 3:06AM0.68m | 3:59PM0.96m | 4:05AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.09m | 9:33PM0.24m | 9:06AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.24m | 9:58AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
27 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 36 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 21 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 2 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 |
268 | 268 | 239 | 239 | 226 | 226 | 250 | 220 | 182 | 182 | 155 | 117 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 43 | 49 | 64 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 754 | 176 | 100 | 131 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 415 | 372 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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