
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 79 | 349 | 423 | 403 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.09m | 11:20PM0.77m | 11:52AM1.04m | 00:10AM0.74m | 12:46PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.27m | 5:09AM0.26m | 6:31PM0.32m | 5:59AM0.30m | 7:29PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SW 6 | — |
4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | NNE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 42 | 44 | 57 | 77 | 9 | 83 | 79 | 349 | 423 | 403 | 408 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 814 | 43 | 43 | 1052 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 1789 | 1791 | 989 | 390 | 210 | 446 | 989 | 946 | 752 | 979 | 1100 | 1103 | 146 |
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