The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010910999999999101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226377319307140137395240829064737559606160594241414140
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.75
4:42AM
0.90
5:11PM
0.85
5:30AM
0.93
5:57PM
0.97
6:16AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.15
10:21PM
0.13
11:03AM
0.09
11:17PM
0.06
11:43AM
0.01
12:10AM
-0.01
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:31-------6:30
Sunset--7:31-------7:31-------7:32-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818181818191919202020202020192021212121202020
Feels °C (?)131415151413151616171616161617161717161717161717
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