
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 82 | 123 | 200 | 245 | 215 | 239 | 315 | 247 | 210 | 199 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.23m | 5:41AM0.78m | 6:27PM1.29m | 6:42AM0.82m | 7:23PM1.32m | 7:40AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM-0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | 11:39AM-0.15m | 1:02AM-0.03m | 12:38PM-0.19m | 1:56AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:16 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 6 |
54 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 |
14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 42 | — | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 31 | 3 | — | 41 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 2 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
6 | 59 | 90 | 82 | 170 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 82 | 123 | 200 | 245 | 215 | 239 | 315 | 247 | 210 | 199 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 334 | 43 | 14 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 784 | 115 | 205 | 205 | 122 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 277 | 706 | 610 | 146 | 198 | 146 |
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