The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.7°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
27
25
55
97
118
39
37
39
41
64
54
59
38
36
35
35
35
34
27
24
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
15
N
15
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
7:15PM1.10m
7:28AM0.90m
7:51PM1.11m
8:06AM0.96m
8:26PM1.11m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.09m
1:37AM0.13m
1:27PM0.06m
2:09AM0.09m
2:07PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
5
2
4
3
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
4
5
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
29
27
26
27
29
27
28
25
24
25
26
26
27
27
28
27
29
26
27
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