
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 4 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.01m | 1:06PM1.14m | 1:21AM0.93m | 1:59PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.07m | 6:42AM0.03m | 7:31PM0.14m | 7:28AM0.09m | 8:30PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 32 |
Temp °C | 29 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 |
10 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | NNE 3 | — | SE 8 | E 12 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | NE 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | WSW 2 | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 7 | S 4 | SW 3 |
1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 41 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 443 | 92 | 118 | 204 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 1292 | 673 | 840 | 771 | 672 | 1105 | 1105 | 1105 | 45 | 773 |
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