Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 430 | 415 | 338 | 265 | 212 | 177 | 141 | 102 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.09m | 8:14AM1.19m | 8:33PM1.07m | 8:56AM1.24m | 9:13PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:31PM0.03m | 2:35AM0.02m | 3:16PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 628 | 430 | 415 | 338 | 265 | 212 | 177 | 141 | 102 | 67 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 115 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 176 | 176 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 335 | 43 |
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