Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.0° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
31
18
18
17
17
17
16
21
32
16
17
21
23
21
21
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
20
S
35
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:32PM1.09m
00:46AM0.99m
1:24PM1.13m
1:42AM0.95m
2:22PM1.17m
2:45AM0.92m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.19m
7:00AM0.08m
7:54PM0.18m
7:52AM0.08m
9:00PM0.16m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
8
1
4
8
5
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
31
28
24
24
24
25
25
27
29
30
25
26
26
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
31
32
29
22
24
26
28
29
30
31
32
24
29
30
29
27
28
26
25
26
26
27
26
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
16
16
16
17
17
5
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
7
16
21
16
16
17
17
17
17
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
1
18
2
2
31
1
1
4
17
5
8
32
5
3
9
9
9
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1
2
7
2
9
3
3
3
3
15
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
5
5
1
1
5
9
2
1
1
8
4
16
21
23
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
92
682
1113
203
755
235
235
176
213
213
520
92
176
46
31
31
92
92
118
130
669
248
80
31
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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