The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

The Lighthouse, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.5°C
1.9° 

The Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Lighthouse based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Lighthouse right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Lighthouse

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Hatteras/Mitchell Field Airport

11 km SW217 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
26.7 °C16
16


BUOY-HCGN7

19 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 180°)
26.7 °C-
-


BUOY-41120

21 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Diamond Shoals Buoy

30 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
light winds from the S
(18 km/h at 170°)
27.4 °C-
-


SHIP417

33 km SSE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the SSE
(18 km/h at 160°)
27.4 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP235

33 km SSE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the S
(14 km/h at 170°)
27.4 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1134

33 km SSE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the SSE
(18 km/h at 160°)
27.5 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP717

33 km SSE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the SSE
(18 km/h at 160°)
27.4 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1008

33 km SSE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the SSE
(18 km/h at 160°)
27.4 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP97

33 km SSE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the S
(14 km/h at 170°)
27.4 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Lighthouse and within an acceptable time window.

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