The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.1° C
1.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
3
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
21
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
9
9
4
8
2
2
2
3
2
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22PM1.09m
8:36AM0.80m
8:57PM1.09m
9:14AM0.84m
9:32PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.04m
2:50AM0.08m
2:28PM0.04m
3:23AM0.05m
3:08PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
27
28
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
27
27
28
27
28
28
25
24
24
25
26
26
27
24
25
27
26
27
27
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