The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
1
0
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)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
59
41
40
59
77
40
58
64
47
48
47
33
38
39
24
24
13
14
13
12
11
6
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
WSW
35
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
15
E
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM0.77m
8:51PM1.11m
9:08AM0.74m
9:28PM1.09m
9:46AM0.71m
10:06PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.02m
2:18PM0.03m
3:24AM0.04m
2:52PM0.05m
4:04AM0.07m
3:29PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:47
7:49
7:50
4
5
1
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
15
16
15
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
17
15
9
5
3
3
2
6
7
5
6
6
9
12
10
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
60
59
17
13
11
29
40
58
64
47
48
47
33
38
39
24
24
8
8
13
12
6
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
N
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
5
12
41
40
26
8
28
26
20
36
30
26
16
16
15
15
16
13
14
3
11
11
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
N
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.5
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
2
7
8
4
16
30
19
20
21
18
3
5
22
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
6
13
21
59
77
18
10
9
7
5
4
3
2
5
4
9
14
21
29
31
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
0
120
129
431
129
129
129
126
120
126
14
208
6
126
364
548
649
718
576
866
384
929
937
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
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