The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777454777788888888775
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16138713142051772442703013362972321811781421109055533929
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
N
45
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
50
N
50
N
55
N
50
NNE
45
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
1.01
3:50PM
0.73
4:25AM
1.00
4:56PM
0.81
5:24AM
1.00
5:52PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.07
9:49PM
0.03
10:55AM
0.03
10:58PM
0.00
11:46AM
-0.01
11:58PM
-0.03
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:56-------6:54-------6:52------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:20---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C191919192011888865456678101214151616
Feels °C (?)13131314153-2-1-3-3-6-8-8-6-3-3-125910111111
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