Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
8.7° C
(Which is 4.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
N
0.8
N
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888558899888888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181813122323432926282929281313131314151515152626
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
N
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
1.10
7:14PM
0.88
7:34AM
1.12
7:53PM
0.91
8:11AM
1.12
8:32PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
-0.01
1:13AM
-0.05
2:02PM
-0.04
1:55AM
-0.06
2:37PM
-0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:13-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset----5:14-------5:15-------5:15---
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-6648-------------------
Temp. °C10777510-1-1-11476410-1-213100
Feels °C (?)7422-2-7-8-8-7-7-6-4-10-3-6-7-7-9-7-5-7-7-6
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