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The Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 4.4°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 2PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 151 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 70 | 51 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 80 | 85 | 101 | 121 | 108 | 6 | 96 | 85 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 77 | 103 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | 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 / height (m) | 5:24AM 1.00 | 5:52PM 0.89 | 6:15AM 0.99 | 6:40PM 0.96 | 7:01AM 0.97 | 7:24PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:46AM -0.01 | 11:58PM -0.03 | 12:31PM -0.04 | 12:51AM -0.05 | 1:10PM -0.07 | 1:38AM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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