Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
11
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
43
23
39
39
37
37
40
52
43
55
29
18
31
30
17
25
21
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:56AM1.02m
1:34PM1.28m
2:09AM1.01m
2:47PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.25m
6:58AM0.21m
8:19PM0.26m
8:12AM0.23m
9:27PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
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7:00
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6:45
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6:44
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6:43
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1
2
2
2
3
4
13
Temp °C
30
28
25
24
23
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
28
27
25
24
23
18
18
16
16
16
18
21
20
20
22
23
23
24
23
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