Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 272 | 311 | 246 | 186 | 131 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.23m | 6:01AM0.81m | 6:41PM1.31m | 6:57AM0.83m | 7:36PM1.35m | 7:53AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM-0.02m | 11:57AM-0.17m | 1:17AM-0.08m | 12:52PM-0.20m | 2:11AM-0.11m | 1:47PM-0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 186 | 131 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
7 | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | W 3 | — | — |
67 | 95 | 122 | 84 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 62 | 106 | 160 | 272 | 311 | 246 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 396 | 205 | 122 | 628 | 0 | 12 | 816 | 725 | 543 | 619 | 507 | 512 | 1100 | 1101 | 1095 | 1103 | 256 | 73 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
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