Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
22.8°C
1.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
17
21
27
28
26
20
21
33
57
45
44
44
50
31
32
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:45PM1.13m
6:09AM1.10m
6:33PM1.12m
6:56AM1.17m
7:17PM1.09m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.09m
12:21PM0.05m
00:42AM0.05m
1:12PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
23
24
24
22
22
22
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
21
20
18
18
18
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