
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.79m | 2:53PM1.15m | 3:10AM0.80m | 4:03PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.23m | 7:59AM0.09m | 9:32PM0.22m | 9:12AM0.08m | 10:38PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
17 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | — | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | — | ENE 10 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
20 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 677 | 677 | 608 | 198 | 777 | 43 | 43 | 924 | 802 | 12 | 777 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 619 | 872 | 872 | 872 | 528 |
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