The Lighthouse Surf Break

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.4° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.5
SE
9
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
28
6
40
33
18
33
33
31
29
40
14
14
31
33
34
34
48
48
47
60
59
59
59
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
25
SW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
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
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:32AM0.67m
6:08PM1.04m
6:18AM0.66m
6:50PM1.06m
7:02AM0.67m
7:30PM1.07m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.07m
00:45AM0.14m
12:04PM0.07m
1:28AM0.12m
12:46PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
8:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:20
—
8:20
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
3
1
—
2
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
25
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
27
28
26
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
24
21
27
26
27
29
29
29
30
28
27
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
14
53
10
21
22
23
33
33
31
29
40
14
14
31
33
56
32
31
24
25
60
59
59
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
—
—
0.1
E
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
12
28
20
40
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34
34
48
48
47
18
16
15
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
—
0.1
E
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
NNW
3
—
0.2
N
3
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
6
6
6
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.7
W
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
16
33
18
30
45
53
66
78
123
132
126
131
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
6
37
548
523
506
329
329
171
442
126
78
182
126
126
29
6
6
6
6
506
29
29
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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