The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.2° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
27
25
33
47
47
48
48
34
34
59
46
74
33
33
44
44
58
58
58
45
58
45
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
S
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:50PM1.06m
7:02AM0.67m
7:30PM1.07m
7:42AM0.69m
8:09PM1.08m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.07m
1:28AM0.12m
12:46PM0.05m
2:07AM0.10m
1:26PM0.05m
2:45AM0.09m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
3
2
1
1
6
7
3
1
3
21
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
24
26
26
25
26
27
26
23
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
23
24
27
26
27
29
30
28
25
28
28
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
40
39
27
25
33
54
47
48
60
47
35
24
23
46
25
16
44
44
58
58
58
45
58
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
47
48
34
34
59
46
74
33
33
9
10
9
5
5
6
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
0.4
NW
3
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
60
62
62
74
95
2
64
62
178
22
2
5
5
6
13
22
26
37
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)
95
126
126
293
37
95
37
6
6
6
67
14
95
0
6
120
120
1101
709
1043
120
120
120
120
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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