Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2682 | 2638 | 2548 | 2367 | 2189 | 1987 | 1820 | 1850 | 1834 | 1701 | 1495 | 1342 | 1194 | 972 | 748 | 639 | 522 | 422 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.09m | 6:55AM1.04m | 7:16PM1.10m | 7:34AM1.12m | 7:53PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.13m | 1:03PM0.08m | 1:25AM0.08m | 1:46PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 2367 | 2189 | 1987 | 1820 | 1850 | 1834 | 1701 | 1495 | 1342 | 1194 | 972 | 748 | 639 | 522 | 422 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2682 | 2638 | 2548 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 783 | 968 | 288 | 288 | 281 | 281 | 149 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 120 | 120 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Lighthouse surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest