Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
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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
8.8° C
(Which is 4.6°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 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
NW
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)999999988887849899998899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22226667141698112430261515877766
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.96
4:13PM
0.74
4:52AM
0.99
5:03PM
0.77
5:37AM
1.03
5:49PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.05
10:35AM
0.13
10:14PM
0.03
11:23AM
0.10
11:02PM
0.01
12:08PM
0.06
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C98878111210988612210-2-2-3-2245
Feels °C (?)21111564201-3-9-8-8-8-10-13-12-11-9-7-5-4
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