The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
19.8° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
34
36
46
50
40
37
52
70
95
2
3
2
2
2
4
7
8
8
16
16
16
18
20
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
W
15
NNW
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
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
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:46PM1.01m
11:06AM0.66m
11:29PM0.97m
11:53AM0.65m
00:16AM0.93m
12:46PM0.66m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.12m
5:26AM0.15m
4:49PM0.16m
6:11AM0.18m
5:36PM0.19m
6:59AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
20
22
20
17
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
17
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
18
20
20
20
21
18
20
19
16
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
1
S
6
0.1
E
10
1
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
6
3
3
7
7
7
3
2
8
2
73
2
71
2
7
8
131
87
47
33
15
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
3
1
2
6
6
8
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
7
8
16
16
15
14
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
6
1
6
6
18
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
21
34
36
46
50
40
37
52
70
95
89
88
126
74
131
73
142
209
3
5
9
16
12
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
591
1095
1096
977
779
782
819
946
819
1049
1049
591
188
95
95
95
37
6
8
14
120
120
120
120
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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