Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
8.5° C
(Which is 5.2°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 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)7778889999999999109999997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15618916710191100130139124121947355474835353529171616169
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.15
1:31PM
0.90
2:13AM
1.10
2:44PM
0.89
3:28AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.01
7:41AM
0.10
7:38PM
0.05
8:52AM
0.12
8:52PM
0.07
10:00AM
0.11
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----7:00-------6:58-------6:56--
Sunset7:17-------7:19-------7:19-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C3344567910121515151416192119171616161925
Feels °C (?)-4-3001236691212131113161714121111111522
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