The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
24.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
3
7
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
25
14
16
7
7
13
7
7
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
W
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03AM0.80m
5:46PM1.23m
6:01AM0.81m
6:41PM1.31m
6:57AM0.83m
7:36PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:03AM-0.12m
00:20AM-0.02m
11:57AM-0.17m
1:17AM-0.08m
12:52PM-0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:16
8:17
 mm
1
3
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
23
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
27
24
21
22
23
24
24
26
26
26
24
22
23
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
8
8
7
2
3
3
3
8
8
48
33
24
16
15
9
7
9
9
7
7
7
15
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
2
2
2
8
8
8
8
7
7
1
7
7
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
2
2
25
14
14
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.3
N
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
64
51
36
38
70
91
100
100
77
116
1
7
6
2
2
16
13
54
114
219
331
348
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
565
293
649
329
523
506
350
659
161
14
120
983
495
501
338
626
495
565
915
896
2796
171
172
171
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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