The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 4.0°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: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
0.8
E
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999979777794577878888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393939402626151516121271215427721424492336320305294263
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.04
2:35PM
0.69
3:17AM
1.01
3:50PM
0.73
4:25AM
1.00
4:56PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.08
8:32PM
0.03
9:56AM
0.07
9:49PM
0.03
10:55AM
0.03
10:58PM
0.00
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:54------
Sunset----7:17-------7:19-------7:19---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------121------
Temp. °C19181818192019191919191919108777644566
Feels °C (?)161515141314121213121313141-2-3-4-4-6-8-8-7-4-3
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