Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
17
21
5
7
3
7
5
2
15
123
85
68
15
29
26
34
34
34
34
23
22
23
24
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
30
NW
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:47PM0.93m
2:51AM0.79m
3:43PM0.96m
3:47AM0.73m
4:35PM0.98m
4:41AM0.69m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.17m
9:04AM0.04m
10:06PM0.18m
9:51AM0.06m
11:06PM0.18m
10:37AM0.07m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
29
27
28
28
28
27
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
28
25
27
26
24
26
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
8
3
7
3
7
3
15
123
85
68
26
29
26
34
34
34
34
23
22
23
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
NE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
14
14
14
15
15
8
15
4
14
4
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
5
5
14
13
4
9
6
13
20
5
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
SSW
7
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
22
17
21
22
37
50
56
101
154
247
4
13
13
9
8
13
15
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
588
2759
335
176
299
191
299
447
84
157
122
122
115
115
335
448
554
489
507
507
507
571
677
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
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1
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2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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