The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 13 Jul 2025 EDT
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
1.2
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)81099999554572666566555566776101010101010916988816811108881212111188881010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1720191213160112223242832567162535959677685879254676668512181871822262525332932312933777730
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
45
W
35
WSW
30
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
0.81
10:10PM
1.11
10:35AM
0.85
10:52PM
1.07
11:23AM
0.90
11:37PM
1.01
12:16PM
0.95
12:27AM
0.94
1:13PM
1.01
1:21AM
0.86
2:14PM
1.06
2:21AM
0.80
3:17PM
1.12
3:26AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
0.01
3:40PM
-0.00
4:38AM
-0.01
4:30PM
0.01
5:17AM
-0.02
5:23PM
0.04
5:59AM
-0.03
6:22PM
0.08
6:44AM
-0.04
7:27PM
0.11
7:34AM
-0.04
8:38PM
0.12
8:29AM
-0.05
9:49PM
0.12
9:29AM
-0.06
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-----8:17-------8:16-------8:16-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15------
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Rain (mm)
-1---------------41---423-32----243-123234----12-----1021----
Temp. °C272727272828272727272727272727272726262727272727272727272727272727272727272728282828272828282829282727282825272526252525
Feels °C (?)323131313231303031312929282728282927272827262626272728262627272626252626252426262627262726262628292829303021252428282829
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