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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 19 | E 18 | E 17 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 7 | E 14 | E 7 | E 13 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 41 | 47 | 103 | 34 | 56 | 224 | 414 | 412 | 429 | 435 | 368 | 368 | 351 | 359 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.99m | 3:40PM0.83m | 4:02AM0.95m | 4:41PM0.90m | 4:59AM0.92m | 5:34PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.05m | 9:43PM0.10m | 10:26AM0.04m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:14AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 47 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 7 | S 5 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 8 | S 5 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 23 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | SW 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 38 | 103 | 34 | 56 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | — | NNE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
73 | 65 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 59 | 62 | 46 | 36 | 62 | — | 18 | — | 45 | 224 | 414 | 412 | 429 | 435 | 368 | 368 | 351 | 359 | 344 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 780 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 1043 | 811 | 867 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 968 | 812 | 608 | 398 | 398 | 409 | 202 | 398 | 591 | 761 | 409 |
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