Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.7°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
6
10
14
12
48
67
61
59
55
56
49
48
46
43
28
27
27
26
26
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
WSW
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:52AM1.35m
11:10PM1.11m
11:41AM1.33m
00:02AM1.05m
12:38PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.09m
5:20PM0.18m
5:15AM0.11m
6:16PM0.22m
6:06AM0.14m
7:19PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
7
Temp °C
26
25
27
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
28
31
30
29
27
25
25
25
28
33
35
29
27
Feels °C
28
28
30
29
27
28
26
26
25
26
29
32
31
31
29
25
25
25
28
33
35
29
23
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