
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.33m | 8:13AM1.36m | 8:32PM1.30m | 8:56AM1.39m | 9:13PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.01m | 2:02AM-0.01m | 2:27PM0.01m | 2:42AM-0.00m | 3:14PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 235 | 235 | 176 | 176 | 46 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 603 | 330 | 456 | 31 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 853 | 1109 | 1109 | 457 | 46 |
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