The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.7° 

The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
34
34
34
35
27
27
28
27
27
28
30
43
45
45
46
46
46
45
55
54
41
29
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM1.14m
8:24PM1.16m
8:46AM1.17m
9:06PM1.09m
9:30AM1.17m
9:47PM1.02m
Low Tide
2:12PM-0.04m
2:34AM-0.01m
3:00PM-0.01m
3:12AM0.01m
3:46PM0.05m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
Feels °C
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
32
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
27
27
26
27
27
29
29
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