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Corolla Lighthouse Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.43m | 8:25AM1.10m | 8:49PM1.43m | 9:17AM1.10m | 9:43PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM-0.10m | 2:32AM-0.12m | 2:23PM-0.12m | 3:24AM-0.11m | 3:17PM-0.11m | 4:18AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | SSE 4 | E 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 17 | E 17 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 624 | 777 | 1105 | 248 | 248 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 248 | 413 | 176 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 126 | 669 | 669 | 1254 | 258 | 49 | 31 |
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