Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.2°C
2.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1191
1624
1706
1923
2122
2162
2380
2644
2735
2620
2736
2736
2736
2506
2767
2943
3030
2033
1835
1649
1595
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53PM1.23m
6:19AM1.20m
6:35PM1.26m
7:00AM1.29m
7:15PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.29m
00:15AM0.23m
12:28PM0.23m
00:52AM0.17m
1:14PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:55
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
20
21
Feels °C
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
12
14
14
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