Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.1°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
13
3.5
ENE
13
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.4
NE
12
2.4
NE
12
2.1
NE
11
2.2
NE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2873
3479
3043
3310
3729
2940
3880
3452
2282
2310
2034
1713
1557
1499
1084
1141
757
677
477
363
281
230
227
192
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
50
N
45
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM1.29m
7:15PM1.28m
7:40AM1.37m
7:56PM1.29m
8:19AM1.42m
8:38PM1.27m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.17m
1:14PM0.18m
1:28AM0.12m
1:58PM0.14m
2:05AM0.09m
2:42PM0.11m
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
18
21
23
19
17
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
13
12
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
10
10
11
12
15
19
15
13
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