Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.6° 

Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.6
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.4
NE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.8
NE
6
1.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1680
1649
1622
1426
1336
1259
1100
876
771
560
873
450
394
500
432
400
432
261
559
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:20PM1.13m
4:54AM1.15m
5:10PM1.16m
5:40AM1.25m
5:57PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.26m
11:08AM0.28m
11:27PM0.19m
11:59AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
8
7
9
10
9
9
10
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
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