The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.7° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
10
16
21
21
23
21
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
NW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
45
W
25
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM1.03m
12:14PM0.97m
00:24AM0.92m
1:09PM0.96m
1:15AM0.82m
2:06PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:56AM-0.05m
6:21PM0.08m
6:41AM-0.00m
7:22PM0.16m
7:28AM0.05m
8:27PM0.21m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
2
3
1
3
2
4
3
1
5
7
9
7
5
7
1
1
4
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
26
26
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
25
24
26
27
28
25
28
27
29
29
27
29
30
28
25
22
25
27
26
27
25
25
24
23
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