The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
25
25
24
34
34
34
35
27
27
28
28
27
28
41
31
45
45
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.20m
8:01AM1.14m
8:24PM1.16m
8:46AM1.17m
9:06PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:54AM-0.01m
2:12PM-0.04m
2:34AM-0.01m
3:00PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
26
27
26
27
28
28
29
30
28
28
30
30
32
31
30
31
30
30
29
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