The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.8° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
15
14
14
6
6
6
6
14
14
37
22
35
43
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
60
SW
30
W
15
NW
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:44AM0.89m
00:04AM1.08m
12:45PM0.90m
00:59AM0.97m
1:46PM0.91m
1:55AM0.87m
Low Tide
5:41PM-0.02m
6:34AM-0.05m
6:45PM0.06m
7:25AM-0.02m
7:53PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:20
 mm
5
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
18
23
27
27
27
26
23
23
24
25
24
24
25
27
25
26
27
26
28
26
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
222
141
114
93
93
70
49
47
34
32
6
6
30
30
33
35
6
6
6
14
5
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
14
14
6
6
6
6
14
14
14
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
15
2
1
3
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
117
219
6
2
1
1
2
1
1
35
30
30
38
37
22
35
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
242
161
8
14
67
14
120
120
120
149
208
565
501
649
37
14
6
501
565
329
613
626
671
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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