Hatteras Light House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's be straight with you. The surf report is grim for the next couple of weeks. There’s a whole lot of nothing, and when there is something, it’s blown out and messy. The first real chance you get to surf decent waves is a long way off.

The beginning of the period is just a write-off. We’ve got weak, short-period swell, and the winds are all over the place. There’s no power and no shape. You see a few 0.6m waves, but a moderate breeze keeps it choppy and ugly. The water is about normal for this time of year, so nothing to get excited about there. The energy is all low, under 100, which tells you it's just not worth it.

As we head into the middle of the week, the wind swings onshore and picks up. The swell gets a bit bigger, up to around 1.4m, but it’s junky with a short 7-second period. Even though the energy numbers climb past 200, it’s all that raw, unorganized stuff. It's just messy.

Then things start to get real. We’re looking at a big storm system pushing in. The swell starts to build, but it’s coming with serious wind. On the 24th, we see the biggest swell of the period, hitting 1.8m with a longer 11-second period. The energy is strong, around 831. This could be a great day for experts at Hatteras Light House, but the wind is howling at 65 km/h, cross-onshore and blowing everything out. It’s a washing machine out there. This is not a paddle situation, it’s a tow-in or a kite-surfing kind of day. The conditions are just too extreme for a normal board.

The storm peaks on the 25th with gale-force winds and heavy rain. The swell remains good size and power, but it’s completely unsurfable. A total mess.

After that storm finally pushes through, the energy just dies. By the 27th, we’re down to a tiny 0.4m swell. The wind is light and there's a bit of a cross-offshore angle in the afternoon, making it clean, but there’s no push. It's a complete fizzle to end the period.

So, the long and short of it is: there is one noteworthy day for experts when the big storm swell arrives around the 24th. The size and power are there, but the wind wrecks it. If you’re a beginner, stay on the beach. There's nothing for you in this window. The rest of the time, you’re just waiting for the ocean to sort itself out. This is a rough patch, but it happens. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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