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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
33 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.11m | 4:34AM0.94m | 5:04PM1.14m | 5:25AM0.93m | 5:50PM1.17m | 6:11AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.08m | 11:30PM0.08m | 11:23AM0.08m | 00:19AM0.07m | 12:06PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
31 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | S 4 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | — |
3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | — | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | E 15 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 7 | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — |
33 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 50 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 213 | 60 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 36 | 49 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 49 | 130 |
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