# High Surf Advisory: Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-09 20:33 ingested 2026-10-10 02:45

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

High Surf Advisory — Ocracoke Island; Hatteras Island
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...For the Beach Hazards Statement, dangerous rip
currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of
6 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone.

* WHERE...Hatteras Island beaches, and Ocracoke Island beaches.

* WHEN...For the Beach Hazards Statement, from 8 AM EDT Saturday
through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from
midnight Saturday night to 8 PM EDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for strong rip
currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
which will occur around 2:00 PM Saturday.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.