Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
38
37
37
39
39
39
39
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
25
25
25
43
23
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:32AM1.44m
10:55PM1.12m
11:26AM1.40m
11:51PM1.07m
12:26PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.17m
4:56AM0.12m
6:05PM0.22m
5:53AM0.16m
7:10PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
25
23
23
23
22
25
28
29
27
25
Feels °C
22
20
21
21
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
21
23
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
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