
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
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 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 66 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:54PM0.93m | 12:35PM0.87m | 00:40AM0.87m | 1:28PM0.93m | 1:32AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.13m | 6:19AM0.04m | 6:37PM0.16m | 7:00AM0.02m | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:47AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 84 | 66 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WSW 6 | — |
3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 42 | 60 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 132 | 123 | 3 | 77 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2801 | 844 | 335 | 777 | 417 | 236 | 35 | 2139 | 1090 | 236 | 396 | 299 | 43 | 334 | 238 | 415 | 415 | 1855 | 43 | 100 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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