
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
105 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.79m | 12:33PM1.02m | 00:46AM0.74m | 1:31PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.26m | 5:50AM0.23m | 7:09PM0.32m | 6:40AM0.27m | 8:12PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
65 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 1040 | 115 | 115 | 92 | 100 | 35 | 0 | 1040 | 894 | 935 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 704 | 35 | 43 |
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