Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
28.1°C
2.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
11
25
25
11
11
24
23
22
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
SE
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:00PM1.14m
5:22AM0.96m
5:48PM1.18m
6:10AM1.02m
6:30PM1.22m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.30m
11:35PM0.30m
11:20AM0.27m
00:19AM0.25m
12:09PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
6
2
Temp °C
26
29
29
29
28
27
25
24
24
26
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
30
31
32
29
27
26
24
24
27
21
22
24
24
23
22
22
24
24
24
24
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