Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 EDT
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Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
18
48
97
156
120
219
224
216
226
298
298
269
227
194
157
140
109
107
72
68
48
47
54
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:52PM1.19m
8:13AM0.95m
8:29PM1.19m
8:51AM0.95m
9:06PM1.17m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.09m
2:24AM0.07m
2:06PM0.09m
3:03AM0.09m
2:45PM0.11m
3:40AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
2
3
Temp °C
24
21
19
18
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
19
21
20
21
20
19
18
18
17
21
14
12
12
8
10
10
11
14
13
14
12
13
15
16
16
20
19
22
20
17
14
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
216
226
298
298
269
227
194
157
140
109
107
72
68
48
47
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
10
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
18
48
97
156
120
219
224
2
2
1
1
1
5
6
9
4
4
27
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
672
618
897
897
502
268
79
79
60
79
775
213
248
248
0
0
0
0
0
31
46
73
130
203
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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