Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
50
37
39
26
26
25
24
24
14
14
8
18
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
20
ESE
30
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:15AM0.99m
9:30PM1.19m
9:52AM0.97m
10:06PM1.15m
10:29AM0.95m
10:44PM1.12m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.10m
4:02AM0.11m
3:47PM0.13m
4:40AM0.16m
4:26PM0.17m
5:20AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
12
13
15
14
17
20
22
19
17
16
16
16
20
23
22
20
18
18
18
19
4
8
9
6
5
7
10
9
11
15
17
12
11
11
12
12
17
19
16
15
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
47
50
30
19
26
26
25
24
24
14
14
7
18
4
7
7
4
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
18
2
37
39
5
2
3
3
3
3
8
1
9
9
9
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
6
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
34
33
2
5
3
2
2
9
27
24
11
3
2
2
5
23
24
21
13
8
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
268
31
354
176
213
248
625
775
1905
275
793
653
653
653
480
653
1654
1654
2257
1905
1905
880
851
840
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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