Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
24.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
7
7
7
19
13
5
6
7
2
3
6
5
9
11
11
24
24
24
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:04AM1.09m
9:30PM1.37m
10:00AM1.10m
10:24PM1.30m
10:55AM1.10m
11:18PM1.22m
Low Tide
3:05PM-0.14m
4:02AM-0.13m
4:02PM-0.11m
4:54AM-0.11m
5:01PM-0.07m
5:44AM-0.08m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
24
28
27
28
25
24
23
24
27
32
32
31
29
27
23
22
Feels °C
22
22
20
20
21
22
23
23
23
27
25
27
24
24
22
21
23
29
28
26
26
22
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
19
13
3
6
7
2
2
2
5
9
11
11
24
24
24
11
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
5
2
2
2
3
6
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
2
3
4
3
6
6
8
15
15
19
21
17
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
204
1292
1099
73
92
92
31
321
248
262
46
909
884
884
897
897
773
391
321
274
176
213
46
176
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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