
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.15m | 6:40AM0.94m | 7:02PM1.18m | 7:24AM0.98m | 7:41PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.18m | 12:35PM0.16m | 1:33AM0.15m | 1:19PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 248 | 130 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 625 | 1216 | 31 | 1221 | 784 | 456 | 176 | 92 | 92 | 1216 | 1216 | 213 | 213 |
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