
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
228 | 146 | 120 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 51 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.08m | 12:45PM0.90m | 00:59AM0.97m | 1:46PM0.91m | 1:55AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM-0.02m | 6:34AM-0.05m | 6:45PM0.06m | 7:25AM-0.02m | 7:53PM0.13m | 8:15AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 |
228 | 146 | 120 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | N 3 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | 44 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 51 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 507 | 0 | 12 | 507 | 975 | 975 | 335 | 701 | 665 | 655 | 655 | 2139 | 2784 |
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