Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (06 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 5			Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	11 AM	2 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	14	14	7	8	16	16	16	8	9	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	32	32	27	16
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	SW	WSW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	on
High Tide				11:56PM1.04m				12:32PM1.09m				00:46AM0.99m				1:24PM1.13m				1:42AM0.95m
Low Tide		5:58PM0.18m				6:15AM0.09m				6:52PM0.19m				7:00AM0.08m				7:54PM0.18m				7:52AM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—
	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	1	1	—	1	2
Temp °C	29	28	26	27	26	25	26	29	29	30	26	25	24	24	27	31	30	26	26	25	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	28	28	28	29	29	28	29	31	29	30	27	26	26	26	29	32	33	29	29	29	28	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 4	SSE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSE 4	SE 5	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	14	14	14	14	7	5	3	16	16	8	9	4	2	18	18	18	18	17	6	6	32	32	27	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 4	SSE 6	—	E 6	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	8	16	—	—	—	—	18	18	2	6	—	1	1	17	16	4	4	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	NE 6	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	5	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	—	SSE 4	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SW 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	NE 5
kJ	6	11	7	8	7	17	—	4	2	10	10	1	—	—	—	—	1	5	28	—	—	—	—	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	Ormond Beach Pier Florida - North	Assateague Maryland	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Trestles New Jersey	Wrightsville Beach Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Inches Puerto Rico	Whale Point Cut Eleuthera	Wrightsville Beach Carolina North	Seaside Park New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Apache Pier Carolina South	Ocean City Maryland	Queen Street New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	East End Grand Cayman	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	2905	932	213	853	297	300	92	2265	1216	300	421	176	31	391	235	294	294	1969	46	31	31	92	92	130
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina						Shit Pipe	Shit Pipe			Shit Pipe			The Point		Mason s Inlet				S-Turns	Chicahauk	K.O.A	S-Turns	Topsail Island	Mason s Inlet
Rating (10 max)						1	1			1			1		1				1	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Grand Haven Lake Michigan	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Heavens CAL - LA County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Exotics CAL - San Luis Obispo	St Augustine Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2
Header Global	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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