Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
22.0°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
37
36
35
33
23
20
30
27
36
37
39
34
35
36
36
29
22
45
72
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:34PM1.28m
2:09AM1.01m
2:47PM1.25m
3:23AM1.05m
3:56PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.26m
8:12AM0.23m
9:27PM0.24m
9:29AM0.22m
10:27PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:00
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7:01
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6:44
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6:43
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1
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3
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1
2
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
16
17
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
19
18
19
18
16
16
15
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