The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.6° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
57
89
99
91
181
101
117
101
101
98
82
84
138
82
79
53
53
57
45
37
37
14
44
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:22AM0.70m
8:46PM1.08m
9:01AM0.71m
9:23PM1.07m
9:41AM0.73m
9:59PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.05m
3:22AM0.08m
2:46PM0.05m
3:57AM0.07m
3:26PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
25
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
28
15
15
23
25
181
101
117
101
101
98
82
84
138
82
79
53
53
57
45
37
37
56
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
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
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
14
35
21
36
20
20
14
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
71
57
89
99
91
96
82
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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)
364
981
981
981
968
172
95
90
120
941
398
398
398
171
29
0
90
398
565
398
398
364
95
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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