Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.14m | 1:21AM0.93m | 1:59PM1.11m | 2:14AM0.87m | 2:54PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.03m | 7:31PM0.14m | 7:28AM0.09m | 8:30PM0.20m | 8:17AM0.14m | 9:29PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 31 | 33 | — | 15 | — | 33 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 45 | 67 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 1227 | 1221 | 1113 | 673 | 840 | 773 | 213 | 1105 | 1105 | 1105 | 1105 | 45 | 771 | 45 | 477 | 477 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 46 |
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