The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
23
23
41
41
41
41
40
28
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
14
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM0.75m
10:35PM1.01m
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.09m
5:06AM0.06m
4:52PM0.11m
5:41AM0.05m
5:41PM0.13m
6:19AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
28
27
25
26
27
27
28
27
27
26
28
27
27
28
28
27
29
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
32
23
23
41
41
41
41
40
28
27
26
25
25
11
24
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
15
14
14
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
25
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
2
6
7
4
2
2
6
12
19
17
6
5
5
4
6
6
9
15
13
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
968
968
501
171
95
6
95
671
1861
537
1333
468
37
613
819
1780
1128
1861
2675
495
810
615
400
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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