Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 39 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.27m | 8:12AM1.23m | 8:25PM1.28m | 8:49AM1.28m | 9:03PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.12m | 2:21PM0.14m | 2:42AM0.09m | 3:03PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
25 | 25 | 39 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSE 5 |
12 | 12 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1105 | 354 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 40 | 92 | 268 |
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