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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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | |
62 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:06AM0.66m | 11:29PM0.97m | 11:53AM0.65m | 00:16AM0.93m | 12:46PM0.66m | 1:07AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.16m | 6:11AM0.18m | 5:36PM0.19m | 6:59AM0.19m | 6:31PM0.21m | 7:48AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 126 | 89 | 67 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 |
3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 4 |
3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 |
62 | 67 | 89 | 89 | 120 | 124 | 151 | 137 | 120 | 195 | 480 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 19 | 18 | 96 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 819 | 1049 | 591 | 591 | 176 | 171 | 411 | 409 | 411 | 8 | 293 | 202 | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 129 | 506 | 373 | 537 | 441 | 441 | 719 | 748 |
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