The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Wed night).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
33
33
24
24
24
23
24
37
16
40
27
83
165
298
353
521
560
710
928
1019
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:31PM1.00m
4:48AM0.80m
5:18PM1.03m
5:34AM0.87m
5:59PM1.06m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.27m
11:02PM0.30m
10:44AM0.23m
11:42PM0.25m
11:34AM0.18m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
1
4
7
2
6
6
5
6
11
7
7
7
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
29
30
30
29
29
27
27
26
25
26
25
25
25
23
22
21
19
18
17
18
17
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