The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.6° C
1.4° 

The 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 The Lighthouse today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
75
73
69
63
48
46
31
29
29
28
27
27
25
25
24
24
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
0
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
40
N
25
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
High Tide
12:26PM1.02m
00:34AM0.79m
1:20PM0.98m
1:26AM0.72m
2:18PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.21m
6:38AM0.14m
7:49PM0.27m
7:27AM0.19m
8:55PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
2
1
1
4
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
31
31
31
27
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
26
25
Feels °C
35
35
33
32
32
33
33
31
31
31
30
31
31
33
32
32
32
32
30
23
25
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