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The Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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The Lighthouse surf Forecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 02 May 2024 EDT
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 17.6°C (Statistics for 02 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.4 °C max: 23.1 °C min: 19.1 °C)
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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 17.6°C (Statistics for 02 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.4 °C max: 23.1 °C min: 19.1 °C)
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 64 | 56 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 38 | 53 | 21 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM 0.81 | 3:32AM 0.99 | 4:11PM 0.93 | 4:33AM 0.99 | 5:09PM 1.05 | 5:29AM 0.98 | 6:03PM 1.17 | 6:23AM 0.96 | 6:54PM 1.26 | 7:14AM 0.94 | 7:44PM 1.31 | 8:04AM 0.91 | 8:33PM 1.32 | 8:54AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:03AM 0.07 | 9:08PM 0.07 | 9:58AM 0.01 | 10:19PM 0.02 | 10:49AM -0.05 | 11:25PM -0.04 | 11:38AM -0.12 | 12:25AM -0.09 | 12:25PM -0.16 | 1:21AM -0.13 | 1:11PM -0.18 | 2:14AM -0.14 | 1:58PM -0.17 | 3:06AM -0.12 | 2:45PM -0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
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