The Lighthouse Surf Break

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
27
26
25
25
25
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
13
22
21
14
14
14
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
12:35PM0.87m
00:40AM0.87m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.06m
4:52PM0.11m
5:41AM0.05m
5:41PM0.13m
6:19AM0.04m
6:37PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
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5:52
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5:52
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5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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8:20
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8:20
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8:20
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8:19
 mm
—
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1
—
—
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3
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
28
26
26
26
27
29
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
41
40
39
27
26
25
25
25
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
13
22
14
14
14
14
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
—
0.1
E
6
—
—
—
0.1
E
8
—
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
—
—
—
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
—
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
—
—
1
1
1
1
1
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
3
3
—
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
5
7
10
13
13
8
4
4
5
10
14
22
19
21
21
29
57
99
110
126
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Inches
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Topsail Island
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Carolina North
S-Turns
Carolina North
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
6
6
1861
1753
537
329
442
501
699
1952
2679
1861
808
349
293
1045
202
172
2144
329
202
78
37
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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(10 max)
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