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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
35 | 49 | 60 | 72 | 99 | 142 | 138 | 165 | 145 | 131 | 131 | 123 | 153 | 153 | 160 | 172 | 169 | 140 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 72 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.04m | 1:38AM1.08m | 2:15PM1.05m | 2:39AM1.01m | 3:16PM1.08m | 3:39AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.06m | 8:02AM0.05m | 8:30PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.06m | 9:36PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
39 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 138 | 165 | 145 | 131 | 131 | 123 | 153 | 153 | 160 | 172 | 169 | 140 | 137 | 99 | 75 | 72 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 28 | 29 | 23 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
— | 49 | 60 | 72 | 99 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 37 | 27 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 130 | 130 | 1214 | 1910 | 454 | 454 | 850 | 454 | 454 | 79 | 1105 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 79 | 0 | 393 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 62 |
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