Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 EST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 6.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today?

The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121212121211118888887776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1651621601171071051921027169684240584644212149955538232112
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
10
W
10
ESE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.91
8:22AM
0.98
8:43PM
0.97
9:01AM
0.93
9:27PM
1.01
9:44AM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
-0.15
2:33PM
-0.14
2:54AM
-0.13
3:10PM
-0.15
3:43AM
-0.10
3:49PM
-0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:41----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181718171716181817181818181718192019161312111111
Feels °C (?)1112141416151513121414131211121416141077787
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