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The Lighthouse surf Forecast / Carolina North / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 EDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is 13.4°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.9 °C max: 20.9 °C min: 16.8 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is 13.4°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.9 °C max: 20.9 °C min: 16.8 °C)


How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.5
NNE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)9101071010111111111111111111111111111111111111111110101010101010101010101414141414147777791616161616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)244129135217160166176183190160140138105105786666656566704747474629282727262516161515991516161616151016159862020202019191716161616
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
50
N
50
N
60
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
30
W
35
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.77
10:20PM
1.00
10:34AM
0.72
11:00PM
0.99
11:14AM
0.68
11:46PM
0.98
12:02PM
0.64
12:40AM
0.97
1:00PM
0.63
1:44AM
0.97
2:09PM
0.65
2:53AM
0.98
3:22PM
0.70
3:59AM
1.01
4:28PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.02
4:47AM
0.07
4:26PM
0.05
5:31AM
0.10
5:06PM
0.07
6:22AM
0.14
5:54PM
0.09
7:22AM
0.16
6:53PM
0.10
8:28AM
0.16
8:04PM
0.09
9:33AM
0.12
9:20PM
0.05
10:32AM
0.05
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:50-------6:48-------6:48-------6:46-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset--7:20-------7:21-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23-------7:24-------7:25-
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Rain (mm)
1212171-------------------------------------------24----------
Temp. °C1411109910989131616151413131416171717161615151819191918181717202120191919191819191919191920191617161411888101212
Feels °C (?)1210-3-20-2-2159891010891198989910141414131313121217181616151616131311111112131310121194-2-6-6-5-3-20

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