Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT
Waist to chest
Swell
Wind
17KTSENE
18kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
81°F
1mm wetsuit
Hatteras Island Forecast
Rob Mitstifer •Today
Chest high E windswell with moderate but easing onshore winds. Cleanest late day.
Dawn-Midday: Fun-size E windswell is in the water courtesy of winds behind a front in the Western Atlantic. Surf is pretty lumpy and jumbled to start the day but we have plenty of rideable waves around waist-chest high.
Afternoon Outlook: Lighter onshores late afternoon offer the better window of surf to target. Nothing too special, but the evening window is decently fun at breaks that can manage the higher tide.
***The entire beachfront in front of Buxton Village is temporarily closed to public entry due to the presence of threatened oceanfront structures.***
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Surf Forecast
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Surf Guide
There are three groins here -- southernmost is the First and the northernmost is the Third. On a solid south or southeast swell, the Third can produce some heavy sweeping rights, while between the groins several peaks produce more short-lived thrills. But the First is the major draw for its consistently heavy, sometimes long, barreling lefts when northeast swells march down the coast. NW and even NNW winds are doable here, which is a good thing as they often coincide with those northeast swells.... Read more