The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.4° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
11 AM
2 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
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
N
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
5
1
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
5
10
23
171
181
187
191
191
164
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:28PM1.16m
4:38AM0.76m
5:29PM1.23m
5:41AM0.78m
6:27PM1.29m
6:42AM0.82m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.08m
10:38AM-0.11m
00:05AM0.02m
11:39AM-0.15m
1:02AM-0.03m
12:38PM-0.19m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:17
8:17
 mm
3
1
1
6
6
5
6
6
3
Temp °C
31
31
30
29
27
27
27
28
29
29
30
27
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
30
29
31
28
26
26
27
28
28
29
31
28
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
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