The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 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):

  • 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
11 AM
2 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
E
3
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
14
1
1
5
4
2
3
3
3
21
12
12
12
12
0
24
33
33
33
31
29
28
14
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
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
11:06PM0.18m
10:37AM0.07m
11:58PM0.16m
11:21AM0.07m
00:45AM0.14m
12:04PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
26
26
27
27
29
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
33
32
32
36
26
23
23
16
16
16
3
7
15
16
15
14
22
33
33
33
31
29
28
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
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
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
20
14
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
12
12
12
12
21
7
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
10
9
19
3
5
4
2
1
1
2
6
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
3
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
4
5
1
1
21
3
24
30
18
26
47
73
69
80
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)
440
718
501
501
501
613
695
719
1040
819
779
763
563
37
37
523
551
557
329
349
293
338
95
67
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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