The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1
0
2
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)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.3
E
14
1.5
NE
5
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
7
6
23
32
33
41
38
103
34
106
331
515
500
488
474
327
501
495
452
415
383
273
279
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
W
15
ENE
5
NNW
50
N
55
N
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:40PM0.83m
4:02AM0.95m
4:41PM0.90m
4:59AM0.92m
5:34PM0.97m
5:49AM0.89m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.05m
9:43PM0.10m
10:26AM0.04m
10:49PM0.08m
11:14AM0.02m
11:47PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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7:42
7:43
7:44
7:45
1
1
2
1
3
8
3
Temp °C
20
21
22
23
23
23
21
17
18
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
18
18
18
20
19
19
19
16
20
4
0
0
-1
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
5
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
1.4
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
1
5
15
32
33
49
29
20
13
9
5
31
3
3
3
327
1
1
1
1
273
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
13
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
2
6
23
21
20
35
35
59
24
56
10
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
7
2
3
3
41
38
103
34
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
NE
3
1.5
NE
5
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1
NNE
4
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
34
23
44
44
41
53
90
59
10
106
331
515
500
488
474
34
501
495
452
415
383
6
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
1043
811
94
126
49
0
67
0
782
819
919
608
610
149
129
149
288
984
398
398
120
126
126
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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