Surf Forecasts:
Hatteras Light House surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, E swell with 299 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hatteras Light House this week:
The surf forecast for Hatteras Light House over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hatteras Light House in the next 16 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hatteras Light House over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 168 | 256 | 107 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 99 | 101 | 132 | 190 | 151 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM0.98m | 1:46AM0.71m | 2:34PM0.97m | 2:52AM0.71m | 3:37PM0.97m | 3:54AM0.74m | 4:31PM1.00m | 4:48AM0.80m | 5:18PM1.03m | 5:34AM0.87m | 5:59PM1.06m | 6:15AM0.96m | 6:38PM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.36m | 7:39AM0.30m | 9:17PM0.37m | 8:45AM0.30m | 10:15PM0.35m | 9:48AM0.27m | 11:02PM0.30m | 10:44AM0.23m | 11:42PM0.25m | 11:34AM0.18m | 00:17AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.13m | 00:51AM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 107 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 99 | 101 | 132 | 190 | 151 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 13 | — | 12 | 30 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 8 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 168 | 256 | — | 29 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 704 | 704 | 43 | 872 | 1043 | 205 | 125 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1699 | 0 | 789 | 1040 | 1040 | 2661 | 2509 | 125 | 1789 | 205 | 125 |
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