Hatteras Light House Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.23° N 75.53° W

Hatteras Light House 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
28.4°C
1.9° 

Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
46
39
25
25
26
26
28
30
23
21
20
20
64
50
40
40
51
62
50
26
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM0.92m
6:02PM1.22m
6:22AM1.01m
6:53PM1.22m
7:13AM1.08m
7:40PM1.20m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.00m
00:26AM0.07m
12:27PM-0.03m
1:11AM0.02m
1:21PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
28
Feels °C
21
21
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
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