Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is

17.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (31 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	60	48	62	92	100	96	99	93	69	56	55	55	55	37	49	47	34	34	35	54	59	45	45	36
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	11:32PM0.87m				12:11PM1.22m				00:39AM0.86m				1:17PM1.15m				1:51AM0.88m					2:25PM1.09m
Low Tide			5:29AM0.06m				6:48PM0.14m				6:37AM0.11m				7:53PM0.16m				7:52AM0.15m					8:56PM0.15m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	12	11	13	12	12	13	15	14	14	15	16	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7
kJ	60	48	48	72	59	49	50	43	54	56	55	55	55	23	24	25	25	16	16	17	33	14	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 18	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 17	E 13	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 11	E 11
kJ	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	6	3	5	5	4	4	4	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 17	E 16	E 13	—	—	E 11	E 14	E 14	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	3	—	—	2	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	29	62	92	100	96	99	93	69	52	43	33	53	37	49	47	34	34	35	54	59	45	45	36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Dunkleys Bermuda	Pampas Road Bermuda	Fishermans Island Virginia	Fishermans Island Virginia	LBI Long Beach Island New Jersey	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	La Bahia Amber Coast	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Tea Break Amber Coast	Tea Break Amber Coast	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Tea Break Amber Coast	Ballston Beach Massachusetts	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Holden Beach Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	115	393	1048	1048	210	210	507	393	393	393	393	1789	1789	1779	393	1775	1775	393	1775	890	938	393	393	284
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	3	3	3	3		2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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