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The Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 66 | 118 | 186 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:04AM0.75m | 6:35PM1.07m | 6:47AM0.73m | 7:13PM1.09m | 7:27AM0.72m | 7:51PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.03m | 1:06AM0.09m | 12:35PM0.04m | 1:48AM0.08m | 1:12PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | 8:09 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 58 | 50 | 39 | 32 | 22 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | NE 14 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 6 | — | S 7 | — | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 118 | 186 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 55 | 242 | 161 | 120 | 258 | 281 | 120 | 120 | 476 | 487 | 612 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 293 | 400 | 208 | 779 | 709 | 612 | 606 | 409 |
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