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The Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | |
14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 80 | 141 | 54 | 52 | 95 | 447 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:30PM0.78m | 2:58AM0.99m | 3:40PM0.83m | 4:02AM0.95m | 4:41PM0.90m | 4:59AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.06m | 8:28PM0.09m | 9:31AM0.05m | 9:43PM0.10m | 10:26AM0.04m | 10:49PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
15 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 72 | 50 | 42 | 30 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | 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 13 | ENE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 95 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 51 | 58 | 127 | 155 | 127 | 4 | 3 | — | 52 | 23 | 46 | 33 | 38 | 51 | 71 | 72 | 80 | 141 | — | 7 | 48 | 447 | 558 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 833 | 37 | 1095 | 812 | 37 | 8 | 37 | 202 | 37 | 1043 | 811 | 881 | 869 | 171 | 81 | 49 | 0 | 120 | 281 | 808 | 810 | 625 | 625 | 968 |
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