Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.7°C
2.2° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.9
NE
11
1.7
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2440
2755
2899
2997
3047
2996
3076
2948
3680
3479
3283
3094
2899
2894
3976
3689
1866
1708
1510
1259
947
874
851
690
Wind (km/h)
55
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.20m
6:35PM1.26m
7:00AM1.29m
7:15PM1.28m
7:40AM1.37m
7:56PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.23m
12:28PM0.23m
00:52AM0.17m
1:14PM0.18m
1:28AM0.12m
1:58PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
21
20
19
18
17
18
21
23
22
21
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
13
12
10
13
16
18
18
18
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