Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
165
159
172
176
181
185
180
168
131
125
99
76
70
68
51
49
47
45
32
32
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
ESE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
ESE
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM1.05m
2:39AM1.01m
3:16PM1.08m
3:39AM0.97m
4:12PM1.11m
4:34AM0.94m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.05m
8:30PM0.09m
8:57AM0.06m
9:36PM0.10m
9:49AM0.07m
10:36PM0.09m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:09
8:10
2
3
1
2
4
5
4
2
3
2
1
1
4
6
4
4
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
21
23
23
22
22
22
24
23
23
24
23
23
24
25
26
24
24
23
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
26
26
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
27
25
24
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
161
165
159
172
176
181
185
180
168
131
125
99
76
70
68
50
49
46
33
32
32
14
15
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
28
28
34
2
2
17
23
8
29
14
20
20
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
3
4
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
42
69
28
31
42
8
5
38
41
51
3
47
45
32
6
6
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
79
45
45
0
0
0
0
0
45
46
46
45
45
45
45
45
0
0
46
45
45
45
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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