Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
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19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.15m | 1:28AM0.91m | 2:08PM1.11m | 2:25AM0.88m | 3:07PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.18m | 7:48PM0.30m | 7:30AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.34m | 8:25AM0.28m | 9:48PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | SSE 2 | — | S 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 130 | 616 | 836 | 833 | 836 | 467 | 441 | 393 | 506 | 1249 | 836 | 796 | 118 | 213 | 213 | 885 | 213 | 2799 | 1110 | 1113 | 504 |
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