The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.4°C
1.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ENE
11
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
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
36
35
35
35
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
17
18
18
18
19
19
37
27
27
25
24
23
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM0.96m
8:26PM1.11m
8:44AM1.01m
9:02PM1.09m
9:23AM1.06m
9:39PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.09m
2:07PM0.04m
2:41AM0.05m
2:49PM0.04m
3:14AM0.03m
3:32PM0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
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7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
24
25
27
27
29
30
30
28
28
27
29
29
30
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
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