The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 7 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.8° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
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
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
15
14
14
14
6
6
24
31
25
21
28
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
55
SW
30
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:44AM0.89m
00:04AM1.08m
12:45PM0.90m
00:59AM0.97m
1:46PM0.91m
1:55AM0.87m
Low Tide
5:42AM-0.08m
5:41PM-0.02m
6:34AM-0.05m
6:45PM0.06m
7:25AM-0.02m
7:53PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:20
 mm
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
24
23
25
25
26
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
26
Feels °C
25
22
25
19
24
27
26
27
26
25
23
24
23
23
25
25
25
26
25
24
23
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
123
93
7
221
141
113
90
90
72
52
49
35
33
6
6
6
29
25
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
14
1
2
6
6
7
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
N
3
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
1
2
2
2
2
15
1
14
14
14
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
0.5
W
4
0.3
W
3
1.2
S
7
0.5
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.3
SW
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
186
6
2
142
5
1
1
2
1
1
33
31
40
47
5
24
31
25
21
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
171
67
6
95
161
14
14
37
120
120
120
149
506
129
501
501
659
6
14
350
981
373
329
537
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Rating
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2
2
1
1
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
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3
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2
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3
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3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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