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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | |
378 | 224 | 202 | 172 | 240 | 274 | 227 | 194 | 160 | 146 | 114 | 111 | 74 | 71 | 106 | 50 | 188 | 96 | 161 | 293 | 416 | 418 | 471 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:13AM0.95m | 8:29PM1.19m | 8:51AM0.95m | 9:06PM1.17m | 9:30AM0.94m | 9:42PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24AM0.07m | 2:06PM0.09m | 3:03AM0.09m | 2:45PM0.11m | 3:40AM0.11m | 3:23PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
248 | 224 | 202 | 172 | 240 | 274 | 227 | 194 | 160 | 146 | 114 | 111 | 74 | 71 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
378 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | 106 | 16 | 188 | 96 | 161 | 293 | 416 | 418 | 471 | 377 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 176 | 213 | 248 | 317 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 92 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 454 | 454 | 850 | 775 | 328 | 79 | 79 |
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