Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
13
2.3
E
13
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2682
2638
2548
2367
2189
1987
1820
1850
1834
1701
1495
1342
1194
972
748
639
522
422
350
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
55
N
50
N
55
N
60
N
40
N
45
N
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38PM1.09m
6:55AM1.04m
7:16PM1.10m
7:34AM1.12m
7:53PM1.09m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.13m
1:03PM0.08m
1:25AM0.08m
1:46PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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 mm
3
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
20
18
18
17
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
14
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