The Lighthouse Surf Forecast

/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (35.28° N 75.51° W)

Surf Forecasts:

The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Oct 2025 EDT

Forecast 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 19.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

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	Monday 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	2	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	196	226	240	250	268	285	554	1146	1433	1586	1461	1476	1307	1249	1048	885	783	632	972	708	575	643	609	447
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:45AM 1.02				12:03AM 0.73				12:38PM 1.00				1:02AM 0.73				1:36PM 0.99					2:05AM 0.76
Low Tide / height (m)				6:25PM 0.32				5:52AM 0.28				7:20PM 0.32				6:52AM 0.29					8:16PM 0.30			8:00AM 0.28

	Monday 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20
Sunset	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	10	17	13	10	4	7	2	3	6	1	4	16	13	4	3	3	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	18	20	21	22	22	23	23	19	20	20
Feels °C (?)	11	12	12	12	13	14	15	9	10	8	8	8	5	8	10	16	16	18	18	19	19	16	16	20

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