Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.4
N
1.3
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888888888777567768884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13131212121111112211111111115104109555761219
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
N
45
N
30
N
15
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
1.40
8:43AM
1.15
9:05PM
1.41
9:32AM
1.12
9:56PM
1.39
10:23AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
-0.11
2:44PM
-0.10
3:37AM
-0.10
3:33PM
-0.09
4:30AM
-0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:24-------6:22--
Sunset7:37-------7:38-------7:39-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C2423222222212122232321212020168810101011111412
Feels °C (?)222021212222202019201719171810-316877695
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