The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.6° 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.


How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.8
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
SE
7
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
14
26
6
14
26
27
9
15
21
28
25
34
5
5
0
3
0
19
23
10
26
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:46PM0.91m
1:55AM0.87m
2:47PM0.93m
2:51AM0.79m
3:43PM0.96m
3:47AM0.73m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.13m
8:15AM0.01m
9:01PM0.17m
9:04AM0.04m
10:06PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
29
27
27
27
23
24
28
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
24
27
28
27
27
26
21
24
27
23
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
20
19
6
6
15
6
5
5
3
5
5
12
7
7
7
7
44
3
7
19
30
41
43
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
7
6
14
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
23
47
22
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
14
14
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
WSW
4
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
26
3
27
26
27
9
15
21
28
25
34
47
56
7
60
64
53
1
10
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
981
659
501
649
565
495
1466
2426
2049
557
2765
400
202
202
202
442
350
120
8
37
126
126
14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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