The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is

27.8° C

The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	-	-
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Thu 23					Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 6	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	23	0	0	21	23	25	44	55	53	51	48	46	45	35	44	34	34	35	38	38	38
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSE	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			3:59PM0.96m				4:05AM0.65m				4:52PM0.98m				5:00AM0.65m					5:41PM1.01m
Low Tide	9:06AM0.12m				10:36PM0.24m				9:58AM0.13m					11:31PM0.23m			10:49AM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—
mm	3	6	22	3	1	4	5	4	4	2	1	1	—	4	6	4	2	3	1	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	24	24	26	26	26	24	26	25	26	26	27	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	25
Feels °C	28	28	26	25	28	29	28	27	28	25	28	27	28	25	23	24	25	27	24	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	S 6	S 6	S 5	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	23	16	40	21	20	25	44	55	53	51	48	46	45	35	44	34	34	35	38	38	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	16	21	23	9	8	4	7	7	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	8	4	5	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 5	N 4	SE 4	—	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	SSW 5	NE 5	SSW 4	—	SE 9	SE 9	NE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	1	3	—	1	2	2	4	4	7	2	—	3	3	15	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	NE 6	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	67	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	2	21	20	5	16	25	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Queen Street New Jersey	Queen Street New Jersey	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	171	409	409	37	37	6	37	14	0	6	8	6	29	29	29	0	67	67	29	208	126
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina				Topsail Island	S-Turns	S-Turns	Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Topsail Island	Rodanthe Pier	S-Turns	Shit Pipe	S-Turns	S-Turns	Pelican Watch	S-Turns	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier	S-Turns	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier
Rating (10 max)				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5

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