Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 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
12.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). 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 (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999989999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2511711361321041021027859413541414343434326262627272726
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.98
4:41AM
1.05
5:07PM
1.08
5:33AM
1.09
5:56PM
1.18
6:22AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.19
11:01AM
0.17
11:25PM
0.11
11:46AM
0.09
12:18AM
0.03
12:30PM
0.02
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:31-------6:30--
Sunset7:34-------7:35-------7:36-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151617171717202325211919181921252624222019182226
Feels °C (?)111113131414172022161516151618222320181716151923
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