The Lighthouse Surf Break

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.8° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
54
53
54
43
44
54
53
39
39
38
23
24
41
41
41
41
40
39
27
26
25
25
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM0.73m
9:59PM1.05m
10:20AM0.75m
10:35PM1.01m
11:02AM0.77m
11:13PM0.98m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.07m
3:26PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
4:07PM0.09m
5:06AM0.06m
4:52PM0.11m
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
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5:50
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—
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5:52
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5:52
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8:20
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—
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8:20
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8:20
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8:20
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
70
54
53
54
43
44
54
53
39
39
38
23
24
41
41
41
41
40
39
27
26
25
25
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
—
0.1
E
5
—
—
—
—
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
—
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
—
33
14
14
14
14
23
24
15
15
15
14
14
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
SSE
3
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
5
5
4
2
2
7
15
21
2
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Distance (km)
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