The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.8° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:24AM0.97m
10:47PM1.13m
11:19AM0.98m
11:35PM1.03m
12:14PM0.97m
Low Tide
4:23AM-0.11m
4:26PM-0.09m
5:10AM-0.09m
5:22PM-0.00m
5:56AM-0.05m
6:21PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
3
3
1
2
4
14
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
31
32
32
33
32
31
32
32
30
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
30
29
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