The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.8° C

1.0°C warmer than 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
24
24
24
34
33
33
31
31
30
29
29
29
31
32
33
33
31
31
29
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:40AM0.87m
1:28PM0.93m
1:32AM0.82m
2:26PM1.00m
2:31AM0.78m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.16m
7:00AM0.02m
7:39PM0.16m
7:47AM-0.00m
8:47PM0.15m
8:40AM-0.03m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
1
3
2
3
4
1
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
27
28
27
29
29
29
30
28
28
28
29
31
29
29
30
28
26
28
30
32
31
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
14
14
24
24
24
34
45
33
31
31
30
29
66
47
37
37
27
27
26
26
26
35
36
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
33
2
2
2
2
1
29
29
31
32
33
33
31
31
29
29
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
4
1
2
8
2
1
1
4
3
3
9
9
10
18
29
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
1
SSW
6
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
25
33
38
56
66
55
116
44
67
69
81
93
164
152
7
4
10
66
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
384
1912
782
171
202
202
8
1048
2765
625
625
29
8
6
14
14
811
239
506
364
6
29
86
67
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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