The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (24 Jun)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
3
20
2
1
2
1
4
2
3
3
21
3
12
12
12
12
0
35
45
33
33
32
19
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM0.98m
4:41AM0.69m
5:24PM1.01m
5:32AM0.67m
6:08PM1.04m
6:18AM0.66m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.06m
11:06PM0.18m
10:37AM0.07m
11:58PM0.16m
11:21AM0.07m
00:45AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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
8:20
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
21
24
23
22
22
23
23
24
26
27
26
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
34
34
33
32
32
36
23
23
23
16
16
3
3
15
15
15
15
18
14
23
33
33
32
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
4
20
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
12
12
12
12
21
2
2
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
10
9
6
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
7
3
4
1
1
21
29
1
1
26
35
45
29
45
84
102
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)
78
14
440
606
495
501
501
565
719
719
1040
1040
819
548
499
441
384
391
506
329
338
171
171
95
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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