Hatteras Light House surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 EDT
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Hatteras Light House surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hatteras Light House sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

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 Thursday (Apr 02) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. 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 Wednesday (Apr 08) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Monday (Apr 06) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Thu 2nd Apr)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf11AM (Thu 2nd Apr)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 8th Apr)5ft (1.6m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hatteras Light House over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.6
SE
1
ESE
0.6
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
1
SSE
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.2
S
1.1
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)588888888666758887567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42371345010310312210012886178233131593536353484167272
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
WNW
35
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
N
35
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.06
8:21AM
0.90
8:42PM
1.08
8:59AM
0.85
9:19PM
1.08
9:35AM
0.80
9:55PM
1.05
10:12AM
0.74
10:33PM
1.02
10:50AM
0.69
11:14PM
0.98
11:31AM
0.65
12:00AM
0.93
12:19PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
-0.06
2:21PM
-0.06
3:03AM
-0.05
2:54PM
-0.03
3:44AM
-0.01
3:27PM
0.00
4:24AM
0.04
4:01PM
0.05
5:06AM
0.09
4:37PM
0.09
5:51AM
0.15
5:18PM
0.14
6:41AM
0.20
6:06PM
0.18
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-6:48--6:46--6:45--6:43--6:41--6:41--6:39-
Sunset--7:22--7:23--7:24--7:25--7:27--7:28--7:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2020212120202020212120212113101415131188
Feels °C (?)1618191818181820201915161563101171-5-5
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Information about the Hatteras Light House Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Hatteras Light House provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Hatteras Light House can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hatteras Light House surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hatteras Light House) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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