Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)77567776777777787777771111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4026731169343434338252222242410129944442137
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
WNW
45
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
1.26
11:06AM
0.81
11:41PM
1.19
12:08PM
0.77
12:44AM
1.12
1:17PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
-0.13
5:19AM
-0.05
5:00PM
-0.08
6:20AM
-0.00
6:02PM
-0.01
7:24AM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset7:37-------7:38-------7:39-------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C17181212111010910111213141617181920202018171719
Feels °C (?)911343232578891010101111131514141518
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