The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
N
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
17
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
1
S
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
8
9
24
7
7
7
6
15
6
43
47
48
10
10
62
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
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
High Tide
8:30PM1.36m
8:49AM0.86m
9:24PM1.33m
9:46AM0.88m
10:17PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:47PM-0.22m
3:05AM-0.12m
2:44PM-0.20m
3:57AM-0.12m
3:41PM-0.16m
4:50AM-0.11m
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:19
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
23
23
23
24
24
25
26
26
25
23
24
25
25
26
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
20
21
22
24
25
26
29
27
22
21
22
23
22
23
20
21
23
23
24
25
24
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
97
81
66
64
65
49
47
32
30
1
1
5
10
43
10
39
56
5
2
3
2
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
N
5
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
16
6
9
24
2
2
1
1
1
6
5
5
10
22
20
6
10
10
10
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
3
9
7
7
7
6
5
5
1
10
10
10
10
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SW
4
1
S
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
8
9
4
15
55
43
47
48
62
12
62
7
8
96
135
125
135
129
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
126
120
129
161
208
400
6
129
659
1459
1336
1326
95
172
171
188
182
171
171
186
748
748
748
589
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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