Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.5°C
2.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
6
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
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
27
26
26
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
W
20
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:38PM1.30m
1:03AM1.00m
1:44PM1.28m
2:13AM0.97m
2:56PM1.26m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.14m
7:19PM0.26m
7:06AM0.18m
8:30PM0.27m
8:16AM0.20m
9:42PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
11
3
Temp °C
27
26
28
31
31
30
27
26
26
25
29
34
34
25
25
27
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
33
31
31
32
31
31
26
26
26
25
29
34
33
27
23
26
25
26
26
25
25
24
26
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