The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
3
0
11
12
10
3
15
4
10
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
12
12
12
0
54
45
33
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:47AM0.73m
4:35PM0.98m
4:41AM0.69m
5:24PM1.01m
5:32AM0.67m
6:08PM1.04m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.06m
11:06PM0.18m
10:37AM0.07m
11:58PM0.16m
11:21AM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
19
21
19
21
22
21
21
22
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
66
38
23
25
34
33
32
32
23
22
22
23
16
16
16
3
15
7
9
16
46
54
45
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
20
21
17
9
4
10
3
15
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
8
12
12
12
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
12
9
12
3
10
5
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
18
10
13
11
12
10
2
7
23
3
3
3
2
12
90
14
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
126
14
120
149
501
551
483
501
501
560
613
699
1363
1363
841
819
499
465
391
384
565
937
929
781
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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