Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.4
N
1.2
N
1
N
1
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888777565677888844555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111128111111111110100925972857612111521243234
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
NNW
50
NNW
35
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
1.15
9:05PM
1.41
9:32AM
1.12
9:56PM
1.39
10:23AM
1.08
10:49PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
-0.10
3:37AM
-0.10
3:33PM
-0.09
4:30AM
-0.06
4:24PM
-0.06
5:25AM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--7:38-------7:39-------7:40-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C22232323222120201710810111110101417131212111010
Feels °C (?)2121192019191718120058865712755444
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