Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.0° C
2.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
24
66
150
175
171
171
168
145
124
168
84
81
62
60
56
42
31
31
25
30
25
21
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:33PM1.35m
7:00AM1.03m
7:30PM1.38m
7:57AM1.09m
8:24PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:59AM-0.06m
1:10AM-0.05m
1:00PM-0.10m
2:03AM-0.10m
1:59PM-0.13m
2:53AM-0.13m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
26
24
25
23
24
24
23
21
23
22
24
24
24
25
25
23
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
23
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