Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888877756667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1413131313131212121111112211111111111010013780895
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
NNW
50
NNW
35
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
1.16
8:17PM
1.40
8:43AM
1.15
9:05PM
1.41
9:32AM
1.12
9:56PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
-0.08
2:47AM
-0.11
2:44PM
-0.10
3:37AM
-0.10
3:33PM
-0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:24------
Sunset----7:37-------7:38-------7:39---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C1919232423222223212021212223222120211998101010
Feels °C (?)16172222212020212120202020201919171915-20678
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