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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | |
38 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.74m | 9:28PM1.09m | 9:46AM0.71m | 10:06PM1.05m | 10:24AM0.69m | 10:46PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.04m | 2:52PM0.05m | 4:04AM0.07m | 3:29PM0.08m | 4:44AM0.11m | 4:07PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 |
33 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | N 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 |
— | 23 | — | 15 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
38 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 43 | 56 | 60 | 50 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 208 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 14 | 293 | 364 | 659 | 719 | 869 | 1096 | 866 | 929 | 937 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 1528 | 591 | 913 | 1780 | 1780 |
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