Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
8
7
8
9
18
18
18
24
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:12PM1.09m
11:46AM1.06m
11:56PM1.04m
12:32PM1.09m
00:46AM0.99m
1:24PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.17m
5:35AM0.09m
5:58PM0.18m
6:15AM0.09m
6:52PM0.19m
7:00AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
2
18
10
Temp °C
33
31
27
25
25
24
27
29
29
28
26
26
27
26
28
30
29
24
26
25
25
25
26
30
Feels °C
33
31
27
25
27
26
28
29
28
28
27
28
29
28
30
31
29
24
26
27
28
28
29
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
8
7
8
5
3
4
18
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
2
9
18
18
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
3
5
5
1
1
1
9
10
6
9
7
7
7
6
12
19
13
15
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1388
1905
297
213
897
897
213
2801
1099
2858
234
176
1713
457
457
935
1099
49
46
46
176
176
176
176
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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