Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
408
388
370
346
318
395
217
203
208
232
320
353
353
291
260
214
209
205
209
173
169
135
154
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:09AM1.04m
5:34PM1.14m
5:59AM1.04m
6:20PM1.19m
6:43AM1.03m
7:02PM1.22m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.06m
11:54PM0.03m
12:03PM0.05m
00:42AM0.01m
12:43PM0.04m
1:27AM0.00m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:15
6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
1
3
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
8
10
10
9
11
11
13
14
15
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
257
217
203
208
232
320
353
353
291
260
214
209
205
209
173
169
135
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
6
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
372
408
388
370
346
318
395
1
2
1
6
8
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
217
294
294
454
454
413
294
204
204
45
60
775
248
203
0
0
0
0
663
624
46
31
46
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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