The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.1° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
27
27
26
28
29
30
30
66
58
73
69
49
48
46
31
29
29
28
27
86
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
S
15
WSW
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36AM1.05m
11:47PM0.88m
12:26PM1.02m
00:34AM0.79m
1:20PM0.98m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.13m
5:54AM0.08m
6:48PM0.21m
6:38AM0.14m
7:49PM0.27m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:45
 mm
2
1
2
5
5
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
30
30
30
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
Feels °C
29
31
30
29
29
31
29
30
31
32
33
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
33
33
34
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