Hatteras Light House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on offer around Hatteras Light House. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one. We’re looking at a real dry spell. The first few days kick off with tiny, weak swell and winds that are either cross or cross-on, and the wave heights are just not doing anything for us. The water temp is sitting around 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s one nice thing for the skin, but it’s not enough to get you in the water.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are basically a write-off. Swell is a meagre 1 ft from the SE, period around 8-9 seconds, and the combined energy is weak, sitting around 28-37 (weak energy). Winds are onshore or cross-offshore, but the waves are just too small and weak to bother with. Sunday the 23rd shows a little pulse: 1 ft to 2 ft, with a period of 12 seconds on the morning, which is a long-period groundswell, but the energy is still only 54 (weak). The morning has offshore wind out of the west, so it’ll be clean, but the size is tiny. Afternoon flips to a short 6-second period – not worth it.

From Monday the 24th right through to the end of the first week and into the second week, it’s more of the same. Swell stays locked in around 1 ft to 2 ft, mostly from the SE, with periods often under 10 seconds. The combined energy values are all in the 20s to 50s (weak). We get a few moments of glassy conditions on Thursday the 27th morning, with a glassy sea and a tiny 1 ft swell, but it’s still just not enough wave to ride properly. The wind does turn offshore on a few occasions – like Friday the 28th morning, with a 12 mph offshore from the west – but the swell is only 2 ft, and the energy is just 56 (weak).

The second week stays in the same rut. The best of a bad bunch is maybe Wednesday the 2nd of September, with a 2 ft swell from the SE, period 10 seconds, and a solid offshore wind from the WSW at 16 mph. The energy is 60 (still weak), so it’s clean but tiny. The waves are just too small for any real fun, and the consistency is poor. There’s no standout day here – nothing that gets the heart racing.

Honestly, this is a flat spell for Hatteras Light House. The break is very consistent, so it’s a bit unusual to see such a blank run, but when the swell is this low, even the most reliable spots go quiet. The conditions are mostly clean on some days, but there’s no wave to push you around. If you’re a beginner, you could maybe catch a few knee-high bumps on the cleanest days, but for anyone else, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but for now, I’d say leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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