Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.9°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the N by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
1
N
4
1.5
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
14
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
23
18
16
15
36
126
8
4
786
1070
1137
1460
1629
1756
1977
2195
2586
3043
3298
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
WNW
35
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
N
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:48AM1.18m
00:10AM0.96m
12:37PM1.14m
1:05AM0.94m
1:31PM1.11m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.37m
6:08AM0.34m
7:21PM0.40m
7:04AM0.38m
8:16PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
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7:11
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6:25
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6:24
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6:22
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1
5
6
4
4
1
2
1
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Temp °C
22
27
28
24
23
22
19
16
14
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
22
26
26
21
20
23
13
8
5
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
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