Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is

17.3°C

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	44	43	45	48	171	76	72	80	111	113	96	99	103	113	113	103	103	106	116	116	108	113	118	120
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	N	W	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			3:36PM1.12m					4:10AM1.21m				4:29PM1.11m				4:59AM1.27m				5:17PM1.09m				5:44AM1.30m
Low Tide	9:28AM0.15m				9:50PM0.08m					10:28AM0.11m				10:37PM0.05m				11:20AM0.08m				11:20PM0.04m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	24	24	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	18	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	20	21	20	20	19	20	21	22	21	22	22	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	19	19	16	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	44	43	45	48	171	76	72	80	111	113	96	99	103	113	113	103	103	106	116	116	108	113	118	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	ESE 8	—	—	SSE 3	—	—	SSE 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSE 4	S 4	SW 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	1	3	75	—	—	3	—	—	3	3	5	5	5	5	8	21	13	2	10	5	7	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Union Bay Lake Superior	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Summerville Nova Scotia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	North Jetty Georgia	North Jetty Georgia	Tea Break Amber Coast	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	North Jetty Georgia	North Jetty Georgia	Hunting Island Carolina South	Bethany Delaware	Sandy Hook/The Cove New Jersey	Hollyoake New Jersey	Virginia Beach Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Avalon Pier Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	454	1628	454	454	1254	46	46	46	669	669	1905	1713	669	669	618	248	477	377	50	45	0	40	130	204
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina							Oceanic Pier	Pelican Watch												Jennette's Pier	Avon Pier	The Point	Surf City Pier	Bogue Pier
Rating (10 max)							1	1												2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4
Header Global	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Barrancon Chile	Lebu Chile	Boners United States	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Benkunqut Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7

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