Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
8.6° C
(Which is 4.9°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 11AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999599988894454448
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2211122222667677828343521343214
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
0.93
3:19PM
0.73
4:03AM
0.96
4:13PM
0.74
4:52AM
0.99
5:03PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.15
9:23PM
0.05
10:35AM
0.13
10:14PM
0.03
11:23AM
0.10
11:02PM
0.01
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:08-------5:09-------5:10---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C5448101087778101199881-10210-2
Feels °C (?)-1-2-32431-1001332321-7-10-8-7-8-9-11
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