The Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.28° N 75.51° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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

3 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
25.6 °C16
16


BUOY-HCGN7

19 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 190°)
26.0 °C-
-


BUOY-41120

21 km E3 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Diamond Shoals Buoy

30 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the S
(14 km/h at 190°)
27.0 °C-
-


Hyde County- Engelhard Airport (North Carolina)

51 km WNW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 190°)
23.2 °C16
16


Oregon Inlet- NC

55 km NNE3 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-ORIN7

58 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the SSW
(17 km/h at 210°)
26.0 °C-
-


Manteo/Dare County Airport

73 km NW219 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 220°)
24.8 °C16
16


BUOY-41083

78 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 220°)
25.6 °C-
-


Nags Head Buoy- NC

80 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
24.6 °C-
-


* 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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