Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
13
2.3
E
13
2.2
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1392
1556
1701
1728
1471
1194
1233
1116
855
723
541
430
410
351
291
233
171
96
67
42
41
Wind (km/h)
55
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM1.10m
7:34AM1.12m
7:53PM1.09m
8:14AM1.19m
8:33PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.08m
1:25AM0.08m
1:46PM0.05m
1:59AM0.04m
2:31PM0.03m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
17
18
19
21
21
18
17
17
19
20
18
18
17
16
17
19
21
22
23
24
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
13
14
11
13
10
10
11
14
16
18
20
22
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