Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
24.6° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
5
18
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
9
41
54
43
25
17
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM1.10m
10:24PM1.30m
10:55AM1.10m
11:18PM1.22m
11:51AM1.10m
00:12AM1.13m
Low Tide
4:02PM-0.11m
4:54AM-0.11m
5:01PM-0.07m
5:44AM-0.08m
6:00PM-0.01m
6:34AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:23
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
28
32
35
33
26
25
25
24
23
25
21
21
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
23
22
24
25
25
24
23
26
29
32
31
29
26
24
24
23
26
19
22
24
25
23
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
5
1
5
5
2
5
5
8
8
9
41
54
43
25
17
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
14
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
5
5
5
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
1
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
4
4
1
4
4
16
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
18
8
8
2
3
4
6
4
4
4
6
1
1
2
5
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
92
1713
1713
923
923
897
897
853
2791
2819
176
45
0
31
45
46
60
31
60
118
176
92
60
203
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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