Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.8° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
9
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
8
16
21
16
25
23
22
21
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08PM1.11m
11:37AM1.24m
11:51PM1.03m
12:24PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.07m
5:16AM0.05m
6:01PM0.15m
5:57AM0.12m
6:53PM0.23m
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
25
28
33
32
31
30
29
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
25
25
27
27
26
30
36
34
34
32
32
29
28
30
29
29
29
31
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