The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
11
11
0
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:00PM1.27m
8:20AM1.02m
8:48PM1.23m
9:10AM1.06m
9:33PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:29PM-0.14m
2:23AM-0.06m
2:23PM-0.13m
3:07AM-0.08m
3:16PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
28
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
31
31
30
30
30
29
30
28
29
29
31
32
33
33
34
31
27
25
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