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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 19 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 5 | |
26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:30PM0.78m | 2:58AM0.99m | 3:40PM0.83m | 4:02AM0.95m | 4:41PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.06m | 8:28PM0.09m | 9:31AM0.05m | 9:43PM0.10m | 10:26AM0.04m | 10:49PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 54 | 33 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 56 | 54 | 22 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 19 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 13 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
82 | 82 | 82 | 58 | 33 | 119 | 145 | 141 | 91 | 2 | — | 24 | 14 | 59 | 62 | 74 | 77 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 1 | 45 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 782 | 671 | 699 | 37 | 1095 | 37 | 782 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 1043 | 811 | 811 | 212 | 126 | 49 | 0 | 37 | 120 | 476 | 808 | 810 | 612 |
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