Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
24.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). 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 (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
17
17
18
30
29
28
16
16
28
28
28
28
28
27
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
10
N
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:46AM0.98m
9:55PM1.15m
10:24AM1.00m
10:32PM1.12m
11:03AM1.03m
11:12PM1.09m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.14m
4:25AM0.09m
4:24PM0.16m
4:59AM0.09m
5:09PM0.17m
5:35AM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
27
27
26
25
24
25
28
31
31
31
27
26
25
25
29
32
32
30
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
29
31
30
31
27
27
25
25
30
32
30
29
29
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
27
26
17
17
18
30
29
28
16
16
28
28
28
28
28
27
16
16
15
15
4
14
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
18
7
6
6
8
7
17
7
7
16
16
1
1
14
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
2
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
10
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
1085
843
459
248
46
31
31
31
131
1388
386
330
31
31
31
782
2265
428
506
573
573
1390
897
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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