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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
36 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:15AM0.99m | 9:30PM1.19m | 9:52AM0.97m | 10:06PM1.15m | 10:29AM0.95m | 10:44PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.07m | 3:11PM0.10m | 4:02AM0.11m | 3:47PM0.13m | 4:40AM0.16m | 4:26PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
36 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
9 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 5 | SE 7 | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | — | NE 6 | N 5 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
12 | 6 | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
8 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 32 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 268 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 45 | 176 | 248 | 559 | 775 | 777 | 1216 | 775 | 833 | 841 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 1654 | 480 | 789 | 1905 | 1905 |
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