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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NNE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | |
26 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 45 | 60 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 61 | 58 | 197 | 55 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:34PM0.98m | 3:09AM1.07m | 3:41PM1.02m | 4:12AM1.05m | 4:41PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.10m | 8:46PM0.10m | 9:33AM0.10m | 9:55PM0.09m | 10:29AM0.08m | 10:59PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
14 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
26 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 45 | 60 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 7 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 18 | E 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 61 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 6 | — |
3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 197 | 417 | 573 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 853 | 573 | 603 | 92 | 1214 | 92 | 853 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 1109 | 729 | 729 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 203 | 535 | 884 | 886 | 504 |
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