The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.3° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
168
176
176
149
140
100
94
53
38
26
29
28
30
79
77
27
14
13
16
16
23
23
14
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.32m
7:40AM0.87m
8:16PM1.32m
8:35AM0.91m
9:08PM1.29m
Low Tide
12:38PM-0.19m
1:56AM-0.08m
1:37PM-0.20m
2:47AM-0.11m
2:34PM-0.19m
3:36AM-0.12m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:16
8:15
 mm
5
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
28
27
26
29
29
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