Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
33
32
32
31
37
47
29
37
38
26
35
19
12
12
11
23
66
126
186
178
199
207
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
NW
40
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM1.07m
6:47AM0.73m
7:13PM1.09m
7:27AM0.72m
7:51PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.03m
1:06AM0.09m
12:35PM0.04m
1:48AM0.08m
1:12PM0.04m
2:28AM0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:09
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
23
24
24
23
20
17
17
17
18
17
17
24
22
20
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
19
21
21
21
13
8
8
9
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
39
32
32
32
32
31
37
37
29
37
38
26
4
19
12
8
11
8
11
13
7
4
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
45
45
33
22
13
8
7
7
5
12
3
4
2
3
3
12
11
11
4
2
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.6
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
1
47
1
12
2
2
2
2
1
6
4
7
4
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
5
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
9
2
5
16
31
16
9
8
1
5
35
9
17
17
5
23
66
126
186
178
199
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
238
146
115
253
253
115
115
472
125
975
715
608
583
557
396
396
608
777
715
706
618
415
198
210
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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