Old Lighthouse Beach
North Carolina · United States
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Old Lighthouse Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~22.3°C (72.1°F) on average
Jan
13.7°C
56.7°F · 4.9–19.8°C
Feb
13.9°C
57°F · 7–18.8°C
Mar
14.6°C
58.3°F · 7.2–19.8°C
Apr
16.6°C
61.9°F · 12.4–21°C
May
21.4°C
70.5°F · 18–24.7°C
Jun
25°C
77°F · 19.4–26.8°C
Jul
27.1°C
80.8°F · 24–28.6°C
Aug
27.3°C
81.1°F · 25.5–28.7°C
Sep
25.9°C
78.6°F · 22.9–28.7°C
Oct
22.3°C
72.1°F · 18.9–26.1°C
Nov
18.1°C
64.6°F · 12.7–21.9°C
Dec
15.2°C
59.4°F · 11.2–21.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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