
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). 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 (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.27m | 4:45AM0.96m | 5:23PM1.31m | 5:50AM1.03m | 6:23PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.14m | 10:46AM0.06m | 00:01AM0.08m | 11:52AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
25 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
— | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 448 | 328 | 45 | 213 | 92 | 92 | 31 | 456 | 258 | 393 | 386 | 262 | 262 | 176 | 176 | 1397 | 235 |
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