The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
36
35
34
33
33
32
17
25
25
27
53
90
161
142
165
0
120
96
94
90
83
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
N
10
NE
5
ESE
0
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM1.11m
10:19PM0.99m
10:50AM1.13m
11:02PM0.93m
11:40AM1.14m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.02m
4:18PM0.07m
4:25AM0.02m
5:09PM0.11m
5:07AM0.04m
6:05PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
30
31
30
29
30
29
30
29
29
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
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