Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 70 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.22m | 6:54AM1.09m | 7:10PM1.26m | 7:34AM1.16m | 7:48PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.20m | 12:55PM0.20m | 1:34AM0.16m | 1:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
22 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 70 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 15 | E 10 | E 14 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 13 | — | — | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSW 2 |
9 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | 6 | 31 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 836 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 573 | 603 | 1105 | 1105 | 453 | 456 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 1105 | 1105 | 836 | 45 |
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