Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
43
39
39
26
26
17
18
30
29
26
17
17
27
28
28
28
32
27
16
16
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19PM1.16m
9:46AM0.98m
9:55PM1.15m
10:24AM1.00m
10:32PM1.12m
11:03AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.12m
3:51AM0.09m
3:43PM0.14m
4:25AM0.09m
4:24PM0.16m
4:59AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
24
25
26
27
28
26
25
24
24
27
30
31
30
27
25
25
24
27
30
Feels °C
24
23
22
23
23
25
26
26
26
27
25
24
24
24
27
29
29
29
26
26
25
24
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
43
39
39
26
26
17
18
30
29
26
17
17
27
28
28
28
32
27
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
18
7
6
6
8
7
17
7
7
16
16
16
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
2
4
4
1
1
2
3
5
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
454
454
454
454
31
31
31
46
454
443
428
248
31
31
31
1113
131
414
393
31
60
31
46
328
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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