Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 EDT
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Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.3
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)5955777786789999910999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1216669201011118566728284447454326252212
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
1.26
12:19PM
1.00
12:52AM
1.18
1:25PM
0.98
2:00AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
-0.02
6:25AM
0.04
6:24PM
0.04
7:28AM
0.09
7:33PM
0.08
8:32AM
0.10
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:18--
Sunset7:42-------7:43-------7:43-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C999101212172320181717161518191918191918182221
Feels °C (?)432365101717181515141317171615161717172119
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