Surf Forecasts:
Hatteras Light House surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 28 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ESE swell with 105 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 28 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S 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 Sunday (Jun 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. 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 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 28th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 28th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hatteras Light House over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 40 | 27 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 105 | 33 | 103 | 59 | 52 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
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-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.06m | 7:02AM0.67m | 7:30PM1.07m | 7:42AM0.69m | 8:09PM1.08m | 8:22AM0.70m | 8:46PM1.08m | 9:01AM0.71m | 9:23PM1.07m | 9:41AM0.73m | 9:59PM1.05m | 10:20AM0.75m | 10:35PM1.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.07m | 1:28AM0.12m | 12:46PM0.05m | 2:07AM0.10m | 1:26PM0.05m | 2:45AM0.09m | 2:07PM0.05m | 3:22AM0.08m | 2:46PM0.05m | 3:57AM0.07m | 3:26PM0.07m | 4:32AM0.07m | 4:07PM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 45 | 2 | 33 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 48 | 60 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 2 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 95 | 109 | 106 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 105 | 24 | 103 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 507 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 361 | 125 | 146 | 2038 | 393 | 177 | 2299 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 205 | 43 | 507 | 205 |
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