Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.8° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
14
6
13
7
13
14
7
7
6
6
6
47
39
33
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
10
NE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
45
S
30
SSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:49PM1.34m
6:17AM1.01m
6:45PM1.38m
7:14AM1.04m
7:41PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:18AM-0.03m
00:28AM-0.03m
12:15PM-0.08m
1:24AM-0.08m
1:12PM-0.12m
2:18AM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
21
3
Temp °C
29
33
32
30
26
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
25
27
30
26
27
22
23
23
22
Feels °C
31
34
31
30
29
26
24
26
23
24
23
22
22
24
24
28
28
30
23
26
25
25
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
8
8
6
6
5
2
6
6
8
5
4
3
2
14
7
7
6
6
6
47
39
33
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
6
2
6
6
1
1
14
6
6
7
7
2
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
13
13
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
1.1
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
9
9
1
3
5
7
5
1
1
9
49
61
157
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
548
256
397
235
50
204
92
92
130
625
386
393
373
386
428
456
672
771
275
45
32
31
31
31
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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1
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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