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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.9° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | |
35 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 88 | 131 | 178 | 173 | 165 | 170 | 135 | 163 | 149 | 224 | 180 | 210 | 169 | 166 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 72 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.04m | 1:38AM1.08m | 2:15PM1.05m | 2:39AM1.01m | 3:16PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.02m | 7:22PM0.06m | 8:02AM0.05m | 8:30PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.06m | 9:36PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | 8:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
35 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 178 | 173 | 165 | 170 | 135 | 163 | 149 | 223 | 180 | 210 | 169 | 166 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 72 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 39 | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | E 8 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 |
30 | 34 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 88 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 224 | 16 | 88 | 30 | 68 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 118 | 130 | 130 | 1214 | 130 | 454 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 454 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 502 | 248 |
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