Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 53 | 90 | 161 | 142 | 165 | 189 | 141 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:19PM0.99m | 10:50AM1.13m | 11:02PM0.93m | 11:40AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.02m | 4:18PM0.07m | 4:25AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.11m | 5:07AM0.04m | 6:05PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 90 | 161 | 142 | 165 | 189 | 141 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 53 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 125 | 904 | 43 | 1043 | 1043 | 1718 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 267 | 253 | 193 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 73 | 73 | 415 | 814 | 100 |
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