Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.6° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
4
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
1
S
4
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
4
7
5
5
4
4
3
5
5
6
6
3
0
0
35
31
33
0
15
0
33
73
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
SE
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
S
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM1.14m
1:21AM0.93m
1:59PM1.11m
2:14AM0.87m
2:54PM1.09m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.03m
7:31PM0.14m
7:28AM0.09m
8:30PM0.20m
8:17AM0.14m
9:29PM0.23m
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thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:16
 mm
1
1
1
30
4
1
2
2
6
5
2
7
5
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
24
25
25
25
25
28
32
28
29
27
27
27
25
26
29
30
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
28
28
28
25
24
25
25
25
28
32
25
26
28
26
27
25
24
27
30
27
25
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