The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.2
E
0.6
SE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)55666666696566666666551010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51629194919180756262879757882747782897443437927
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.96
7:01AM
0.97
7:24PM
1.02
7:43AM
0.94
8:04PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
-0.04
12:51AM
-0.05
1:10PM
-0.07
1:38AM
-0.07
1:47PM
-0.07
2:22AM
-0.06
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--7:21-------7:22-------7:22-----
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C181819191919191920202020202020202021202120202121
Feels °C (?)131213131314141516151515151616171718161817172019
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