Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
24.2°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
11
2
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1520
1158
844
949
1523
690
541
484
333
225
161
123
83
53
53
46
27
27
26
26
25
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:56PM1.29m
8:19AM1.42m
8:38PM1.27m
9:01AM1.46m
9:20PM1.23m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.14m
2:05AM0.09m
2:42PM0.11m
2:43AM0.07m
3:27PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
19
23
24
22
20
19
18
17
18
20
22
21
20
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
15
19
21
20
20
17
16
15
16
18
21
20
19
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