The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
23.7° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
9
5
14
14
11
11
14
3
3
4
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
11
8
7
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
15
W
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
Wind State
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
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:52PM1.14m
5:03AM0.80m
5:46PM1.23m
6:01AM0.81m
6:41PM1.31m
6:57AM0.83m
Low Tide
10:10AM-0.06m
11:21PM0.04m
11:03AM-0.12m
00:20AM-0.02m
11:57AM-0.17m
1:17AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:16
8:16
8:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
24
24
23
22
23
23
24
25
26
Feels °C
25
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
25
24
24
24
23
23
26
27
25
21
21
22
23
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
11
9
5
14
14
11
11
14
2
2
3
3
3
3
8
46
32
23
15
15
15
5
5
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
1
2
2
1
7
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
44
33
72
93
117
111
100
77
57
55
91
119
141
127
85
3
2
1
1
11
8
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
293
329
338
434
172
171
293
208
293
329
329
208
171
37
8
14
120
719
563
548
614
626
495
400
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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