Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.7°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
11
11
11
18
17
16
24
12
21
10
25
23
23
25
40
70
61
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM1.22m
6:54AM1.09m
7:10PM1.26m
7:34AM1.16m
7:48PM1.27m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.20m
12:55PM0.20m
1:34AM0.16m
1:39PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
Feels °C
23
24
24
25
25
25
27
25
24
24
25
25
27
29
29
28
28
28
27
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