Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.8°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
34
83
40
39
37
39
41
63
67
64
52
36
35
35
35
34
24
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:15PM1.10m
7:28AM0.90m
7:51PM1.11m
8:06AM0.96m
8:26PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.13m
1:27PM0.06m
2:09AM0.09m
2:07PM0.04m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
5
5
3
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
29
28
27
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
27
27
29
29
29
28
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