Surfing · Outer Banks

Surfing in Hatteras

"Graveyard of the Atlantic." Gulf Stream runs closer to shore here than anywhere else on the East Coast. Year-round tuna, billfish, and wreck diving.

Live swell, wind, and tide forecast for surfing in Hatteras, NC. Open the app for a live verdict and a tappable factor breakdown, free, no signup. Pro extends the forecast to 8 days.

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Conditions snapshot: Oct 5, 2026

Water

76°F

Wind

14 kts

Wave

2.8 ft

Swell

1.1 ft

Period

5.2s

Snapshot from Oct 5, 2026. Live values, factor breakdowns, and 8-day forecast in the app.

Notable species

Hatteras is known for:

Yellowfin TunaMahiBillfishRed DrumCobia

What Submarius shows for Hatteras

Verdict score (0–10). Aggregates wind, swell, tide, moon, and barometric trend into one decisive number.
Best window. The 2–3 hour stretch each day when conditions peak.
8-day forecast. Auto-scaled line graph showing which day this week is trending good.
Free, anonymous. Check conditions with location on, no signup until you want to save spots or post reports.

Safety in the water

Submarius ships OCEARCH tagged-shark alerts, community shark sightings, SOS, and buddy GPS sharing, permanently free, regardless of subscription tier. For Hatteras specifically, the app shows any recent tagged sharks within range and lets you enable push notifications for sightings on your active tiles.