The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
24.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
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)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
5
5
3
7
5
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
17
7
7
15
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03AM0.80m
5:46PM1.23m
6:01AM0.81m
6:41PM1.31m
6:57AM0.83m
7:36PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.04m
11:03AM-0.12m
00:20AM-0.02m
11:57AM-0.17m
1:17AM-0.08m
12:52PM-0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:16
 mm
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
Feels °C
23
24
23
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
28
22
21
21
21
23
24
27
30
27
25
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
5
5
2
3
3
3
8
8
43
22
15
15
14
9
9
6
7
7
7
7
7
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
3
7
5
2
2
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
3
7
4
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
Energy kJ
83
78
53
51
39
70
97
115
104
64
115
2
7
3
1
1
9
8
17
54
141
222
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
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
350
565
202
329
1109
506
501
565
161
37
14
120
719
762
501
501
626
671
1466
1109
2667
212
171
944
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
5
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