The Lighthouse Surf Break

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
27
26
25
25
25
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
11:46AM0.81m
11:54PM0.93m
12:35PM0.87m
00:40AM0.87m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.11m
5:41AM0.05m
5:41PM0.13m
6:19AM0.04m
6:37PM0.16m
7:00AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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5:52
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5:52
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—
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5:52
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8:20
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8:20
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8:20
—
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8:19
 mm
—
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—
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—
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—
—
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1
—
3
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
39
27
26
25
25
25
18
24
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
—
0.1
E
6
—
—
—
0.1
E
8
—
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
—
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
3
3
—
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
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—
—
—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
6
7
10
16
13
5
4
4
8
13
15
22
17
24
26
36
50
65
86
96
114
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Road K
Long Island NY
Inches
Puerto Rico
Kennington Cove
Cape Breton Island
Loch Arbor
New Jersey
Assateague
Maryland
Assateague
Maryland
Lido West
Long Island NY
Matanzas Inlet
Florida - North
La Bahia
Amber Coast
Main Street Pier
Florida - North
East End
Grand Cayman
Fluidgroove Reef
Florida - North
The Shoals
Florida - North
North Assateague (The Wedge)
Maryland
Hunting Island
Carolina South
South End
Carolina South
La Preciosa
Amber Coast
Inches
Puerto Rico
Inches
Puerto Rico
Bouncer Beach
Bermuda
Camp Pendleton
Virginia
Nags Head Pier
Carolina North
Assateague
Maryland
Damneck Naval Base
Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
671
2144
1753
566
329
329
613
819
1795
853
1861
782
770
339
561
400
1816
2144
2144
1045
171
78
329
172
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Nags Head Pier
Rating
(10 max)
1
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Cojo
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Swamis
CAL - San Diego County
Jalama
CAL - Santa Barbara
Sunglow Pier
Florida - North
Point Mugu
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Heavens
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El Capitan
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Malibu
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
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9
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