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Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
8.7° C
 (Which is 4.6°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 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
1
N
0.8
N
0.9
NNW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
NW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888845589888848899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131223153828432830282814141413131515151526262626
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.88
7:34AM
1.12
7:53PM
0.91
8:11AM
1.12
8:32PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
-0.01
1:13AM
-0.05
2:02PM
-0.04
1:55AM
-0.06
2:37PM
-0.06
2:36AM
-0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:14-------5:15-------5:15-----
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
649---------------------
Temp. °C776210-1-1147641-1-2-21321000
Feels °C (?)321-6-8-6-8-7-6-4-1-1-4-7-8-9-9-7-5-5-5-6-5-4
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