
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 30 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 58 | 65 | 57 | 59 | 58 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.04m | 1:05AM0.80m | 2:00PM1.08m | 2:07AM0.76m | 3:06PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.02m | 7:21PM0.17m | 7:14AM0.02m | 8:30PM0.18m | 8:13AM0.01m | 9:42PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 7 | E 13 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
— | 58 | 47 | 47 | — | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 58 | 2 | 57 | 59 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 9 | E 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
80 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 55 | 30 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 65 | 10 | 16 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2035 | 1338 | 989 | 390 | 177 | 193 | 79 | 191 | 1043 | 595 | 1043 | 566 | 253 | 100 | 84 | 177 | 558 | 554 | 253 |
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