Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.2° C
2.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
47
44
32
31
22
30
20
16
10
19
11
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:57AM1.09m
8:24PM1.37m
8:51AM1.14m
9:15PM1.34m
9:43AM1.17m
10:05PM1.28m
Low Tide
2:03AM-0.10m
1:59PM-0.13m
2:53AM-0.13m
2:55PM-0.13m
3:41AM-0.14m
3:50PM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
25
28
30
30
26
25
24
24
27
31
31
29
27
26
Feels °C
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
24
23
26
27
28
29
24
25
23
25
28
31
29
29
28
27
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