Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.18m | 11:41PM1.11m | 12:15PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.01m | 1:06PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM-0.08m | 5:39PM0.00m | 5:57AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.07m | 6:42AM0.03m | 7:31PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | SSE 5 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 6 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | — | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1254 | 1388 | 1713 | 1969 | 2628 | 50 | 773 | 248 | 248 | 60 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 330 | 262 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 92 | 118 | 1117 | 203 |
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