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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
13.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | |
11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.18m | 1:25PM0.98m | 2:00AM1.11m | 2:34PM0.98m | 3:09AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.04m | 7:28AM0.09m | 7:33PM0.08m | 8:32AM0.10m | 8:46PM0.10m | 9:33AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | |
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | |
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Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 |
19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 |
2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 18 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 393 | 499 | 176 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 31 | 31 | 213 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 92 | 1214 | 853 | 853 | 268 | 897 | 672 | 948 | 213 |
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