Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
39
49
60
88
131
178
173
165
170
135
163
149
224
180
210
169
166
131
96
94
72
66
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM1.04m
1:38AM1.08m
2:15PM1.05m
2:39AM1.01m
3:16PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.02m
7:22PM0.06m
8:02AM0.05m
8:30PM0.09m
8:57AM0.06m
9:36PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:09
1
1
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
20
21
22
24
26
24
24
23
23
22
23
25
25
24
23
23
13
12
14
13
13
14
15
18
21
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
24
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
35
35
35
26
26
26
25
178
173
165
170
135
163
149
223
180
210
169
166
131
96
94
72
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
39
15
8
2
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.6
SE
3
1.3
E
8
0.6
SE
4
1.1
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
30
34
39
49
60
88
131
6
224
16
88
30
68
18
15
13
15
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
130
130
118
130
130
1214
130
454
95
0
0
454
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
502
248
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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