Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.8° C
2.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
12
12
13
14
15
41
14
14
13
13
13
12
16
16
12
12
11
13
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
15
N
15
NE
20
E
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:25AM0.88m
3:07PM1.10m
3:26AM0.88m
4:06PM1.11m
4:27AM0.91m
5:00PM1.14m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.28m
9:48PM0.35m
9:25AM0.30m
10:45PM0.34m
10:24AM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
3
7
1
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
23
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
26
29
28
29
28
Feels °C
27
26
25
25
24
24
29
25
26
27
28
29
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
29
29
30
28
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