Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
14.5° C
(Which is 3.7°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 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
11
2
2
2
24
20
16
12
7
7
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:29AM0.95m
10:44PM1.12m
11:09AM0.92m
11:25PM1.08m
11:54AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.16m
4:26PM0.17m
5:20AM0.20m
5:07PM0.21m
6:02AM0.23m
5:54PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:53
7:54
7:55
1
2
5
11
1
1
3
5
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
22
22
20
19
18
18
19
22
23
24
22
21
20
20
19
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
15
10
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
18
7
5
8
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
11
2
2
2
24
20
16
12
7
7
5
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
9
9
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
7
7
7
4
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
7
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
8
5
2
4
7
16
22
22
13
21
8
6
13
36
43
6
5
5
5
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
653
653
653
1214
1214
1216
1221
850
897
884
897
897
1114
1113
1113
62
46
45
262
297
294
328
92
386
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
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