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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.7°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 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:29AM0.95m | 10:44PM1.12m | 11:09AM0.92m | 11:25PM1.08m | 11:54AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.16m | 4:26PM0.17m | 5:20AM0.20m | 5:07PM0.21m | 6:02AM0.23m | 5:54PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 |
18 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | NNE 3 | ESE 8 |
1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 653 | 653 | 653 | 1214 | 1214 | 1216 | 1221 | 850 | 897 | 884 | 897 | 897 | 1114 | 1113 | 1113 | 62 | 46 | 45 | 262 | 297 | 294 | 328 | 92 | 386 |
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