The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.7° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
76
51
54
52
41
33
28
79
44
27
13
13
12
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
10
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
0
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
7:40AM0.87m
8:16PM1.32m
8:35AM0.91m
9:08PM1.29m
9:30AM0.95m
9:58PM1.22m
Low Tide
1:37PM-0.20m
2:47AM-0.11m
2:34PM-0.19m
3:36AM-0.12m
3:30PM-0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
27
28
28
27
25
26
27
27
29
27
28
28
28
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