The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is

29.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	3s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	7s
Evening (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 3	E 7	E 7	NE 3	ENE 7	E 3	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	14	14	14	1	1	1	2	5	6	96	121	146	176	154	154	149	124	96	96	77	51	36
Wind (km/h)	SW	ENE	SE	NE	NNW	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	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	on	glassy	cross
High Tide		5:29PM1.23m				5:41AM0.78m				6:27PM1.29m				6:42AM0.82m				7:23PM1.32m				7:40AM0.87m
Low Tide				00:05AM0.02m				11:39AM-0.15m				1:02AM-0.03m				12:38PM-0.19m				1:56AM-0.08m				1:37PM-0.20m


	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—
	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	8:16
mm	—	—	—	1	4	2	—	—	—	2	4	3	6	7	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	31	29	29	28	27	27	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	23	24	24	24	24	26	26	26
Feels °C	32	31	32	31	28	30	28	28	28	26	28	27	27	27	29	27	18	22	21	22	20	28	31	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SE 9	SW 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6
kJ	14	51	39	38	28	28	18	17	22	21	12	12	7	3	3	1	30	1	124	96	96	77	51	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	1	14	14	14	14	23	23	24	24	24	23	32	24	42	42	41	3	41	23	23	22	13	25	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	ENE 7	SSE 5	SE 10	SE 9	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	S 6	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 5
kJ	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	5	5	44	42	9	8	5	1	7	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SW 6	—	—	NNE 2	NE 3	—	NE 2	NE 3	ENE 3	E 3	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	55	152	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	3	6	96	121	146	176	154	154	149	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Avon Pier Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Moose Nova Scotia	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	8	258	14	14	14	14	14	1459	819	120	208	129	126	126	126	120	120	120	120	120	120	149	0	120
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Topsail Island	Shit Pipe	Atlantic Beach	Topsail Island	The Point	Shit Pipe	The Point			Shackleford Banks	Ocean Isle Beach/pier	Ocean Isle Beach/pier	Pelican Watch	Ocean Isle Beach/pier	Long Beach	Atlantic Beach	Shackleford Banks	Long Beach	Shackleford Banks	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier	Bogue Pier	Avon Pier	Bogue Pier
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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