Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.5° C
1.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
1
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
214
255
46
39
26
17
23
16
31
16
16
29
53
33
27
24
26
29
35
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:54PM1.09m
3:10AM0.84m
3:50PM1.09m
4:07AM0.84m
4:44PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.14m
9:29PM0.23m
9:09AM0.18m
10:27PM0.24m
10:03AM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
6
2
3
2
8
4
6
9
16
12
2
1
Temp °C
29
30
28
28
25
23
23
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
27
29
31
29
27
26
27
27
24
23
26
25
23
24
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest