The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.4°C
2.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
19
17
34
35
34
42
44
47
60
51
50
41
30
31
64
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10AM0.80m
4:03PM1.17m
4:21AM0.84m
5:06PM1.20m
5:25AM0.92m
6:02PM1.22m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.08m
10:38PM0.18m
10:23AM0.04m
11:35PM0.12m
11:28AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:19
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
24
24
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
22
23
24
23
24
24
25
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