Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.3°C
2.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
43
55
41
32
28
20
19
13
12
29
31
32
31
30
29
18
27
17
27
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
11:41AM1.24m
11:57PM1.00m
12:28PM1.18m
00:46AM0.95m
1:21PM1.14m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.31m
5:58AM0.27m
7:07PM0.37m
6:46AM0.33m
8:04PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
25
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
25
28
27
28
27
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