
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hatteras Light House today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hatteras Light House at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hatteras Light House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 221 | 163 | 108 | 83 | 63 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:19AM0.98m | 11:35PM1.03m | 12:14PM0.97m | 00:24AM0.92m | 1:09PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM-0.09m | 5:22PM-0.00m | 5:56AM-0.05m | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:41AM-0.00m | 7:22PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 8 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 221 | 163 | 108 | 83 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | — | E 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 66 | 131 | 220 | 257 | 247 | 193 | 238 | 261 | 240 | 268 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 168 | 99 | 101 | 205 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1331 | 1464 | 1791 | 1855 | 2509 | 182 | 706 | 370 | 370 | 191 | 191 | 100 | 100 | 43 | 448 | 198 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1053 | 115 |
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