The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)889999999101010101011101012111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)432460492526539539551549497499541492424432408333320422380366302296251241
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
0.89
1:16PM
0.61
1:52AM
0.86
2:21PM
0.62
2:53AM
0.86
3:25PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.23
7:04PM
0.21
8:37AM
0.23
8:11PM
0.21
9:32AM
0.20
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:35----
Sunset------7:29-------7:30-------7:30-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414141413141415151514131314141516161616141213
Feels °C (?)56676567910101091012131414131213856
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