Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.7°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
48
67
61
59
55
50
49
48
46
43
28
27
27
26
26
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10PM1.11m
11:41AM1.33m
00:02AM1.05m
12:38PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.18m
5:15AM0.11m
6:16PM0.22m
6:06AM0.14m
7:19PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
29
28
29
27
26
25
25
27
32
34
30
28
Feels °C
31
30
28
26
27
27
31
31
30
31
29
27
26
26
28
33
34
30
29
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