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The Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
The Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 28 Apr 2025 EDT
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 47 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | 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 | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 0.95 | 8:46PM 1.37 | 9:08AM 0.91 | 9:38PM 1.35 | 10:01AM 0.86 | 10:32PM 1.29 | 10:57AM 0.82 | 11:28PM 1.20 | 11:58AM 0.78 | 12:28AM 1.10 | 1:04PM 0.75 | 1:32AM 1.01 | 2:14PM 0.76 | 2:36AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM -0.19 | 2:13PM -0.22 | 3:18AM -0.17 | 3:01PM -0.20 | 4:12AM -0.13 | 3:53PM -0.14 | 5:09AM -0.07 | 4:48PM -0.07 | 6:08AM -0.01 | 5:48PM 0.02 | 7:09AM 0.05 | 6:55PM 0.09 | 8:11AM 0.09 | 8:07PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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