Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.5
N
1.3
N
1
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)888877766675588844444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28111111111110133114675375866112435192114111213
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
45
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
N
5
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
N
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
1.41
9:32AM
1.12
9:56PM
1.39
10:23AM
1.08
10:49PM
1.33
11:18AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
-0.10
3:37AM
-0.10
3:33PM
-0.09
4:30AM
-0.06
4:24PM
-0.06
5:25AM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset7:38-------7:39-------7:40-------
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C24242221202114109101112121113151112121110101111
Feels °C (?)202119181719601577966967654456
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