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The Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 EDT
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 58 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03PM 1.14 | 5:25AM 0.90 | 5:56PM 1.14 | 6:16AM 0.96 | 6:43PM 1.13 | 7:02AM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:24AM 0.12 | 11:32PM 0.17 | 11:26AM 0.10 | 12:19AM 0.14 | 12:20PM 0.08 | 1:00AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North
The wind is still cross-off at The Lighthouse (light winds from the SW at Hatteras/Mitchell Field Airport 11 km from The Lighthouse). A 1.0m swell from the E
2 h 37 min ago
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