
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.18m | 7:24AM0.98m | 7:41PM1.20m | 8:04AM1.03m | 8:18PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.15m | 1:19PM0.15m | 2:11AM0.12m | 2:02PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 8 |
9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 3 |
11 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1216 | 31 | 793 | 49 | 31 | 92 | 1388 | 1216 | 1100 | 45 | 321 | 46 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 213 | 176 | 213 |
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