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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 EST
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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
17.2° C
 (Which is 3.9°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 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.6
NE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.7
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)3777777777776661010111144467
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10362637343424242315159733222213325410199
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
WNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.13
7:17PM
0.79
7:38AM
1.12
7:53PM
0.77
8:15AM
1.11
8:30PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
0.12
1:02AM
0.10
2:12PM
0.13
1:38AM
0.11
2:50PM
0.15
2:15AM
0.13
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--4:52-------4:52-------4:52-----
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
-----------231---1-3----
Temp. °C151515151515161617192022222121202019201916161514
Feels °C (?)1012121314151616161717191816151515151617111086
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