The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
29.4°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
24
23
14
23
23
22
36
35
35
53
33
43
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
18
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:28AM0.69m
5:11PM1.00m
5:21AM0.72m
5:57PM1.04m
6:07AM0.78m
6:38PM1.07m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.20m
11:45PM0.27m
11:13AM0.17m
00:27AM0.22m
12:01PM0.12m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
1
4
5
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
28
25
27
28
29
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
28
28
29
28
29
28
30
29
29
26
24
28
29
31
27
28
28
27
27
27
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