Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 EDT
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Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888899988888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242424242625242214131313131312121211111145111111
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.15
7:29PM
1.35
7:56AM
1.16
8:17PM
1.40
8:43AM
1.15
9:05PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
-0.03
1:58AM
-0.09
1:58PM
-0.08
2:47AM
-0.11
2:44PM
-0.10
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:28-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----7:37-------7:37-------7:38---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C201922272824202019192221212121212121212324242121
Feels °C (?)171619242520171716172219191919202121202220201819
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