The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). 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 (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
51
39
38
39
40
40
40
39
38
37
36
36
36
28
20
20
28
20
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:41PM1.01m
5:50AM0.66m
6:26PM1.04m
6:35AM0.69m
7:07PM1.06m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.20m
11:38AM0.11m
1:02AM0.17m
12:24PM0.08m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
5
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
23
23
21
22
21
22
21
23
24
25
25
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
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