
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 |
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8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.01m | 1:06PM1.14m | 1:21AM0.93m | 1:59PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.07m | 6:42AM0.03m | 7:31PM0.14m | 7:28AM0.09m | 8:30PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 32 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 |
8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | — | NNE 3 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 60 | 31 | 176 | 330 | 328 | 92 | 393 | 46 | 45 | 92 | 92 | 1292 | 913 | 203 | 262 | 672 | 672 | 431 | 1105 | 1105 | 45 | 599 |
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