
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 67 | 108 | 117 | 157 | 54 | 45 | 93 | 181 | 55 | 54 | 45 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.17m | 10:35AM1.17m | 10:47PM1.13m | 11:17AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.14m | 4:25AM0.07m | 4:49PM0.15m | 5:01AM0.07m | 5:37PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 45 | 93 | — | 55 | 54 | 45 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 67 | 108 | 117 | 157 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 181 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1085 | 1085 | 1254 | 885 | 1254 | 1038 | 2162 | 1038 | 913 | 909 | 354 | 321 | 1282 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 248 | 264 | 248 |
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