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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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.7°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 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
64 | 57 | 40 | 48 | 59 | 34 | 68 | 60 | 80 | 63 | 49 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.01m | 8:54PM1.22m | 9:15AM0.99m | 9:30PM1.19m | 9:52AM0.97m | 10:06PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.03m | 2:35PM0.07m | 3:24AM0.07m | 3:11PM0.10m | 4:02AM0.11m | 3:47PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
64 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 61 | 60 | 80 | 63 | 49 | 51 | 16 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
2 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 204 | 297 | 318 | 268 | 204 | 204 | 45 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 548 | 176 | 176 | 248 | 131 | 248 | 775 | 467 | 256 | 268 | 833 | 653 | 653 |
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