Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
11
17
31
26
42
28
26
26
25
12
11
11
11
14
10
10
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
3:06PM1.24m
3:34AM0.93m
4:16PM1.27m
4:45AM0.96m
5:23PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.11m
9:52PM0.19m
9:36AM0.10m
11:00PM0.14m
10:46AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
27
30
31
30
27
26
25
25
27
30
32
29
26
25
25
25
27
30
31
28
26
Feels °C
29
31
31
31
27
27
25
25
26
30
32
28
25
26
25
26
28
30
30
28
27
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