Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is

26.3°C

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (12 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	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	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	28	28	28	16	16	16	20	56	85	101
Wind (km/h)	ENE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	W	SW	W	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide			8:56AM1.39m				9:13PM1.25m				9:37AM1.38m				9:54PM1.19m				10:18AM1.35m				10:33PM1.12m
Low Tide	2:42AM-0.00m				3:14PM0.03m				3:20AM0.03m				3:59PM0.08m				3:58AM0.08m				4:43PM0.15m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	1	1	2	—	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	—	5	3	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	29	27	26	26	25	25	24	27	28	28	27	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	23
Feels °C	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	26	27	25	28	30	30	30	30	30	28	23	21	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	3	4	9	10	10	10	5	5	5	18	18	18	17	28	28	28	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	E 15
kJ	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	7	3	—	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 3	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 2	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	20	56	85	101
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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
Distance (km)	92	1109	1105	771	1085	62	31	176	213	46	31	40	31	176	31	31	31	31	130	203	330	843	850
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	S-Turns						Chicahauk				Shit Pipe	Outer Banks Pier	Chicahauk		Chicahauk	Shit Pipe	Topsail Island	Pelican Watch	The Point	Long Beach
Rating (10 max)	1						1				1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	2	3	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	8	5	5

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