Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
0
0
1
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)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
94
92
161
129
118
110
81
79
57
40
39
38
68
64
96
102
80
64
49
50
39
40
26
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
E
20
SE
30
SSE
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:02AM1.02m
8:18PM1.23m
8:39AM1.01m
8:54PM1.22m
9:15AM0.99m
9:30PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.01m
1:58PM0.05m
2:47AM0.03m
2:35PM0.07m
3:24AM0.07m
3:11PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
1
4
6
6
7
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
12
15
14
13
13
15
6
6
7
8
7
8
8
12
13
10
6
3
1
4
4
6
3
2
5
10
10
7
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
125
94
92
161
129
118
110
81
79
57
40
39
38
66
64
96
102
80
64
49
50
39
40
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.7
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
2
9
68
35
36
30
26
5
14
6
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
12
5
6
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
33
33
28
2
2
7
7
12
28
27
19
10
2
8
13
9
2
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)
204
297
224
60
775
321
775
0
31
130
203
203
318
204
204
217
217
204
203
46
36
131
118
428
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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