Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, near gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.8
S
6
0.3
E
14
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
26
25
14
13
12
5
4
4
4
4
7
7
6
23
21
20
41
38
39
34
56
62
60
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
15
NNW
15
ENE
15
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:51AM1.05m
2:30PM0.78m
2:58AM0.99m
3:40PM0.83m
4:02AM0.95m
4:41PM0.90m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.06m
8:28PM0.09m
9:31AM0.05m
9:43PM0.10m
10:26AM0.04m
10:49PM0.08m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:40
7:42
7:43
3
3
2
10
3
Temp °C
21
20
19
20
24
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
23
19
17
16
13
12
11
11
16
14
13
14
19
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
19
18
18
16
15
5
3
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
E
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
28
26
25
14
13
12
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
5
4
7
7
12
12
39
14
52
62
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
6
23
21
20
41
38
13
34
15
25
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
7
7
2
3
3
2
2
3
36
2
56
53
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.6
N
3
1.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
57
82
88
76
51
63
127
149
141
88
63
40
25
55
78
66
58
77
67
31
102
7
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
777
677
704
43
962
43
777
43
14
198
43
1043
816
816
79
35
12
115
122
277
472
807
802
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
8
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