
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 68 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 110 | 222 | 303 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM0.84m | 9:32PM1.07m | 9:53AM0.88m | 10:07PM1.03m | 10:33AM0.92m | 10:45PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.05m | 3:08PM0.04m | 3:54AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.06m | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:34PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 50 | 63 | 57 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 62 | 68 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 110 | 222 | 303 | 408 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 507 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 724 | 716 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 754 | 975 | 836 | 991 | 941 | 873 | 784 | 754 | 814 | 802 | 774 | 918 |
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