Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.5° C
2.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
14
7
7
7
6
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
S
10
WNW
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
15
SSE
20
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
2:08PM1.11m
2:25AM0.88m
3:07PM1.10m
3:26AM0.88m
4:06PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.24m
8:47PM0.34m
8:25AM0.28m
9:48PM0.35m
9:25AM0.30m
10:45PM0.34m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
5
1
1
3
2
6
3
1
1
3
8
5
Temp °C
27
28
29
30
30
29
28
26
27
25
26
26
26
27
28
23
24
25
26
27
27
23
26
Feels °C
30
30
31
30
29
28
30
28
31
28
30
28
28
29
31
24
26
29
30
31
30
25
26
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