Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 EDT
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Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.6
NNE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)86991314888999101010131212121211121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21716427431340322211408430183277294310526575522505429343361355355
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
1.17
5:16AM
1.15
5:37PM
1.17
6:04AM
1.21
6:21PM
1.16
6:46AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.18
11:26AM
0.20
11:50PM
0.15
12:17PM
0.17
12:30AM
0.13
1:02PM
0.15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:25-------6:24-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151615141312131415151515141314161717171717171922
Feels °C (?)77655457910111211911141413131313141619
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Corolla Lighthouse (calm at Currituck County Airport (NC) 16 km from Corolla Lighthouse). 0.1m 14s groundswell from the E to make surfable waves.

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N
0.0
20.6
Air / Water (°C)
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