Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
31
30
28
27
18
33
26
23
27
13
12
12
13
17
17
13
13
14
15
26
26
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:56PM1.43m
8:25AM1.10m
8:49PM1.43m
9:17AM1.10m
9:43PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:32PM-0.10m
2:32AM-0.12m
2:23PM-0.12m
3:24AM-0.11m
3:17PM-0.11m
4:18AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:05
Temp °C
20
22
24
21
20
19
18
18
22
26
28
24
23
22
21
21
24
27
28
24
22
21
21
21
17
18
20
16
16
16
15
15
21
24
25
21
21
21
21
22
24
25
25
21
20
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
31
31
31
30
28
27
18
33
26
23
27
13
12
12
13
17
17
13
13
14
15
26
26
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
13
17
14
15
16
8
7
7
7
5
2
7
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
7
26
25
3
4
4
4
7
7
4
4
4
6
5
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
4
13
18
12
3
3
1
1
2
13
12
2
1
1
3
8
8
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
624
777
1105
248
248
46
0
0
45
248
413
176
45
46
45
31
126
669
669
1254
258
49
31
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
3
3
4
6
4
9
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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