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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | |
173 | 169 | 173 | 281 | 240 | 191 | 180 | 131 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 100 | 90 | 66 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 99 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.03m | 7:41PM1.24m | 8:02AM1.02m | 8:18PM1.23m | 8:39AM1.01m | 8:54PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.04m | 2:08AM0.01m | 1:58PM0.05m | 2:47AM0.03m | 2:35PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 |
173 | 169 | 173 | 281 | 240 | 191 | 180 | 131 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 100 | 90 | 66 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 99 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 9 | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 7 | 9 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 204 | 79 | 45 | 176 | 0 | 73 | 130 | 217 | 297 | 79 | 56 | 305 | 396 | 421 | 46 | 45 | 235 | 235 | 217 | 217 | 213 | 176 | 45 |
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