The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
153
141
117
115
90
83
52
51
51
50
49
46
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
10
17
10
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:40AM1.14m
11:52PM0.87m
12:38PM1.14m
00:49AM0.81m
1:43PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.04m
6:05PM0.16m
5:56AM0.05m
7:08PM0.20m
6:53AM0.07m
8:19PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
5
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
25
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
29
30
29
29
28
29
29
30
28
28
26
29
29
26
28
28
25
24
26
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