Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
15
1.6
NE
5
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
47
45
28
26
24
13
12
11
5
27
5
5
5
4
13
23
34
31
45
43
128
344
507
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SSE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
0
NNE
5
S
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:00AM1.11m
2:34PM0.98m
3:09AM1.07m
3:41PM1.02m
4:12AM1.05m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.08m
8:32AM0.10m
8:46PM0.10m
9:33AM0.10m
9:55PM0.09m
10:29AM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
1
5
8
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
20
19
24
25
21
15
15
15
16
16
18
21
20
23
15
15
15
12
11
10
21
20
20
17
16
15
21
25
17
12
13
14
15
17
18
18
16
19
12
13
12
5
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
29
47
45
28
26
24
13
12
11
5
4
2
1
2
4
13
23
34
31
45
30
2
2
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
15
Energy kJ
33
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
6
6
22
4
2
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
16
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
1
4
1
3
3
3
1
1
26
24
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
N
4
1.6
NE
5
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
1
27
4
8
22
1
10
128
344
507
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
31
321
31
31
31
603
92
92
1085
884
92
92
92
262
92
1109
729
0
32
73
126
203
344
1105
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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