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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 47 | 52 | 80 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 10:24AM0.69m | 10:46PM1.01m | 11:06AM0.66m | 11:29PM0.97m | 11:53AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.11m | 4:07PM0.12m | 5:26AM0.15m | 4:49PM0.16m | 6:11AM0.18m | 5:36PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 |
7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
46 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 47 | 52 | 80 | 96 | 123 | 127 | 132 | 113 | 130 | 109 | 92 | 139 | 216 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 748 | 748 | 748 | 1095 | 1095 | 1096 | 1101 | 779 | 819 | 808 | 819 | 819 | 1049 | 1048 | 1048 | 188 | 172 | 171 | 202 | 338 | 360 | 441 | 37 | 495 |
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