Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 115 | 108 | 86 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 49 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 105 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.12m | 3:50AM0.97m | 4:17PM1.15m | 4:46AM1.03m | 5:07PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.39m | 10:02PM0.40m | 9:50AM0.38m | 10:52PM0.35m | 10:48AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 115 | 108 | 86 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 49 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 10 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 17 | E 17 | ESE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 18 | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 105 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 1216 | 1099 | 46 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1103 | 1227 | 1216 | 897 | 46 | 1099 | 204 | 457 | 79 | 204 | 203 |
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