Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
22.6°C
1.5° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1
ENE
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
26
20
21
33
46
54
42
39
31
32
32
31
29
28
28
37
68
80
88
109
151
213
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:09AM1.10m
6:33PM1.12m
6:56AM1.17m
7:17PM1.09m
7:39AM1.21m
7:59PM1.05m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.05m
00:42AM0.05m
1:12PM0.04m
1:22AM0.04m
1:58PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
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Feels °C
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
24
23
21
22
20
18
17
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
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