The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
28
20
28
20
21
31
32
32
33
24
16
18
7
7
2
2
6
6
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
20
W
40
SSW
40
SSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:07PM1.06m
7:17AM0.73m
7:46PM1.09m
7:57AM0.77m
8:22PM1.09m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.08m
1:40AM0.14m
1:07PM0.06m
2:16AM0.10m
1:48PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:07
 mm
7
4
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
26
25
26
26
25
26
27
27
29
Feels °C
26
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
22
24
28
28
28
30
29
32
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