Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
248
346
202
172
240
292
227
194
194
146
143
109
74
69
48
141
47
91
196
485
711
916
885
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:13AM0.95m
8:29PM1.19m
8:51AM0.95m
9:06PM1.17m
9:30AM0.94m
9:42PM1.15m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.07m
2:06PM0.09m
3:03AM0.09m
2:45PM0.11m
3:40AM0.11m
3:23PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
4
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
20
22
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
10
11
12
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
17
21
21
21
16
14
14
10
8
9
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.5
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
224
202
172
240
292
227
194
194
146
143
109
74
69
48
1
47
7
3
13
12
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
7
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
183
248
346
2
4
3
4
3
1
5
13
2
141
28
91
196
485
711
916
885
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
294
79
79
56
79
496
213
248
317
0
0
0
0
46
126
262
203
217
775
454
454
1102
777
294
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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