Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.4°C
3.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
E
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
24
18
34
40
40
40
29
26
26
25
23
23
24
22
21
21
21
22
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:57PM0.98m
10:29AM1.27m
10:45PM0.92m
11:23AM1.25m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.06m
3:56AM0.02m
4:57PM0.11m
4:44AM0.05m
5:55PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
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24
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