Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is

27.1° C

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 10	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	23	21	17	22	26	33	27	32	31	28	14	14	14	14	14	8	8	7	7	8	7	3	7	7
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	ENE	SSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	2:22PM1.17m				2:45AM0.92m				3:25PM1.22m				3:51AM0.91m				4:29PM1.26m				4:57AM0.94m
Low Tide			9:00PM0.16m				8:50AM0.06m				10:07PM0.12m				9:52AM0.03m					11:12PM0.07m			10:56AM-0.01m


	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—
	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	23	24	24	26	27	29	32	33	30	29	28	27	30	34	33	32	29	27	26	26	28	31
Feels °C	25	26	24	26	27	28	29	31	32	34	30	29	28	27	30	33	35	34	31	28	27	27	28	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	WNW 3	ENE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	17	17	17	22	26	16	27	32	31	28	8	14	14	14	14	6	6	6	1	8	6	3	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SSE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 8	SE 5	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	3	4	17	17	17	33	19	8	8	8	14	5	7	7	8	8	8	7	6	7	5	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 11	SE 9	ESE 8	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 8	SE 7	E 10	E 9	—	E 9
kJ	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	19	14	2	8	8	2	2	2	8	2	7	7	2	7	2	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ENE 5	—	—	ESE 3	ENE 6	ESE 3	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 2	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 2	—	WNW 2	WNW 2	WNW 3	W 3	—
kJ	23	21	—	—	2	24	5	5	7	7	3	4	2	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	North Bar Long Island NY	Outside Shoals Maryland	North End Virginia	North End Virginia	Avon Pier Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Croatan Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	120th Street Maryland	Assateague Maryland	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Hatteras Light House Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	130	624	223	62	62	118	99	0	784	45	46	31	31	31	46	176	176	239	213	92	92	92	92	131
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras			Hatteras Light House	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Corolla Lighthouse				Chicahauk	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Topsail Island					S-Turns	Shit Pipe	Hatteras Light House	Topsail Island	Hatteras Light House
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1				1	2	1	1					3	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Exiles CAL - LA County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Outside Shoals Maryland	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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