Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 7 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is

26.4° C

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (25 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	46	59	59	55	77	37	63	54	58	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	E	SSE	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:02AM0.85m				5:34PM1.12m				5:53AM0.89m				6:20PM1.15m				6:40AM0.94m				7:02PM1.18m
Low Tide			10:57AM0.19m					00:09AM0.21m				11:48AM0.18m				00:53AM0.18m				12:35PM0.16m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—
mm	1	2	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	2	1	1
Temp °C	23	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	23	24	25	27	25
Feels °C	24	21	20	21	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	25	26	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	19	11	19	19	41	37	63	54	58	15	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 6	ESE 8	—	—	—	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	19	19	34	47	11	21	—	—	—	10	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	NE 6	—	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3
kJ	46	59	59	55	77	—	—	—	11	—	15	18	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Island Beach State Park New Jersey	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Massachusetts
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	130	126	130	118	126	45	45	45	45	204	203	204	1099	1099	413	31	31	49	1216	1216	1216	1216	797
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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