Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.25m | 8:55PM1.33m | 9:22AM1.29m | 9:40PM1.27m | 10:07AM1.30m | 10:24PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM-0.07m | 3:13AM-0.09m | 3:33PM-0.05m | 3:55AM-0.06m | 4:23PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | E 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 13 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 8 | — | E 12 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SSE 2 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2858 | 2172 | 2172 | 1390 | 614 | 1262 | 1388 | 1920 | 2172 | 2926 | 2917 | 92 | 262 | 92 | 268 | 344 | 2858 | 2874 | 1969 | 2882 | 1969 |
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