Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.6° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
18
23
1
1
142
93
80
80
80
78
140
122
51
67
41
31
25
19
19
23
16
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35AM1.17m
10:47PM1.13m
11:17AM1.20m
11:31PM1.07m
12:03PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.07m
4:49PM0.15m
5:01AM0.07m
5:37PM0.17m
5:42AM0.08m
6:32PM0.19m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
15
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
29
28
27
26
26
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
23
20
22
23
24
24
26
30
28
28
26
25
25
24
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