Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras
Outer Banks, North Carolina · United States
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The East Coast's cape of storms — a sand spit that catches every swell in the Atlantic. Powerful shifting peaks under the striped lighthouse, with side-offshore wind gold on either quadrant.
Today's surf at Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras
Updated 06:11 spot time
Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 3 ft–4.5 ft head high to overhead, 2.5 ft ENE swell at 7.8 s. Wind up to 15 mph WSW. Water 73°F. Best surf window around 12:00 PM — fun (3/5) with 15 mph WSW wind.
Tides today: low 4:05 AM (0.5 ft), high 9:38 AM (0.9 ft), low 4:42 PM (0.5 ft), high 10:10 PM (0.8 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
NE & S
Best wind
W–NW
Ideal size
3–8 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
September–November & March–May
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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