Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
12
1
ENE
11
1.2
NE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.6
E
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
153
261
386
149
115
110
120
186
151
140
109
106
78
56
56
144
141
51
128
85
99
97
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53AM1.48m
8:14PM1.20m
8:39AM1.50m
9:01PM1.18m
9:28AM1.49m
9:51PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.05m
2:15AM-0.00m
3:12PM0.04m
3:02AM-0.01m
4:03PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:20
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
13
14
13
13
12
15
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