Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.78° N 81.26° W

Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.0° 

Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1
N
4
1.8
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
38
239
384
558
834
848
943
987
943
1059
1124
1009
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05AM1.22m
1:34PM1.48m
1:59AM1.20m
2:30PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.47m
7:11AM0.45m
8:15PM0.49m
8:10AM0.47m
9:06PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:28
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6:52
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
23
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
29
28
29
28
27
23
17
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
15
14
14
14
16
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