Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
25.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
5
2
148
93
79
66
21
23
33
32
31
32
23
23
23
23
26
26
24
23
17
12
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SSW
50
SSW
40
W
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM0.96m
3:47AM0.73m
4:35PM0.98m
4:41AM0.69m
5:24PM1.01m
5:32AM0.67m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.04m
10:06PM0.18m
9:51AM0.06m
11:06PM0.18m
10:37AM0.07m
11:58PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
5
6
Temp °C
28
28
28
26
24
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
26
24
24
23
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
22
22
23
25
26
25
25
25
24
27
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
3
148
93
79
66
24
23
33
32
31
32
23
23
23
23
26
26
24
3
8
6
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
15
25
18
21
9
2
15
3
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
3
1
8
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
14
14
2
3
18
23
6
5
15
21
5
5
3
1
2
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
0.5
W
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
56
108
154
6
6
8
6
8
6
4
2
1
1
23
17
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
335
176
614
73
122
115
12
115
335
448
554
554
571
472
571
619
725
2139
1040
802
538
440
440
355
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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