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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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
125 | 99 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.08m | 3:39AM0.97m | 4:12PM1.11m | 4:34AM0.94m | 5:04PM1.14m | 5:25AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.07m | 10:36PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.08m | 11:30PM0.08m | 11:23AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
125 | 99 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 13 |
18 | — | 17 | — | 31 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 31 | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 15 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 13 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
71 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 46 | 213 | 45 | 234 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 36 |
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