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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
17.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
14 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.10m | 8:49PM1.43m | 9:17AM1.10m | 9:43PM1.39m | 10:12AM1.08m | 10:38PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM-0.12m | 2:23PM-0.12m | 3:24AM-0.11m | 3:17PM-0.11m | 4:18AM-0.09m | 4:13PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | 8:06 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
15 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
14 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 17 | E 17 | E 7 | E 13 | — | E 16 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
4 | 24 | 25 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 397 | 321 | 234 | 45 | 46 | 131 | 31 | 1254 | 1254 | 1109 | 836 | 256 | 45 | 49 | 31 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 480 | 480 |
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