The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.6° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
45
45
45
45
48
62
86
123
118
111
118
134
138
120
123
103
103
103
84
138
82
67
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:09PM1.08m
8:22AM0.70m
8:46PM1.08m
9:01AM0.71m
9:23PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.05m
2:45AM0.09m
2:07PM0.05m
3:22AM0.08m
2:46PM0.05m
3:57AM0.07m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
26
25
24
24
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
5
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
44
44
45
45
45
45
45
29
26
51
11
1
138
120
123
103
103
103
84
138
82
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SW
5
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
9
5
5
5
2
2
2
14
36
1
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
21
21
29
41
41
48
62
86
123
118
111
118
134
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
120
612
561
779
120
120
120
120
364
981
981
968
968
172
95
81
73
398
398
398
398
171
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
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