
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27AM0.96m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.02m | 8:48PM1.23m | 9:10AM1.06m | 9:33PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:29PM-0.14m | 2:23AM-0.06m | 2:23PM-0.13m | 3:07AM-0.08m | 3:16PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 |
13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 14 | E 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 7 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 20 | — | 21 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 1775 | 975 | 1812 | 975 | 1464 | 1338 | 1338 | 1464 | 619 | 446 | 665 | 677 | 1788 | 704 | 1789 | 1331 | 1466 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1758 | 12 | 12 |
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