The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 EDT
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
E
0.4
SE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888877712754775778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1616161515151420202020191919318685967471291011
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
65
N
50
N
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.26
8:32AM
0.93
9:00PM
1.30
9:20AM
0.89
9:50PM
1.30
10:11AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
-0.15
2:28PM
-0.18
3:30AM
-0.14
3:14PM
-0.17
4:23AM
-0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset7:36-------7:36-------7:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------15--------
Temp. °C232323242223222223232322222222111011121415151516
Feels °C (?)242424232223232221212219191818-2-135811121011
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