Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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 3.0°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 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
169
173
281
240
191
180
131
125
94
92
90
88
100
90
66
60
41
40
56
39
38
99
85
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
E
10
SSE
15
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
N
25
NNW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:24AM1.03m
7:41PM1.24m
8:02AM1.02m
8:18PM1.23m
8:39AM1.01m
8:54PM1.22m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.04m
2:08AM0.01m
1:58PM0.05m
2:47AM0.03m
2:35PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:50
7:50
7:51
7:52
4
5
8
5
6
2
Temp °C
17
15
16
16
15
15
16
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
15
11
13
14
12
13
13
6
4
5
7
8
8
7
8
10
11
12
9
5
4
3
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
173
169
173
281
240
191
180
131
125
94
92
90
88
100
90
66
60
41
40
4
39
38
99
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
4
2
2
1
17
13
13
10
2
7
6
31
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.6
E
9
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
1
3
6
6
5
22
22
19
1
3
3
2
1
56
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
204
79
45
176
0
73
130
217
297
79
56
305
396
421
46
45
235
235
217
217
213
176
45
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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