
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 24 | 214 | 255 | 46 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 53 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.09m | 3:10AM0.84m | 3:50PM1.09m | 4:07AM0.84m | 4:44PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.14m | 9:29PM0.23m | 9:09AM0.18m | 10:27PM0.24m | 10:03AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | NNW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
13 | 4 | 214 | 255 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | — | 1 | 29 | 53 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 118 | 92 | 131 | 31 | 36 | 92 | 203 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 203 | 225 |
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