Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
6
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
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
7
4
9
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
S
15
NE
25
ENE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM1.18m
10:53PM1.20m
11:25AM1.18m
11:41PM1.11m
12:15PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:27AM-0.12m
4:44PM-0.06m
5:12AM-0.08m
5:39PM0.00m
5:57AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
2
4
4
2
Temp °C
27
28
30
30
29
29
28
28
26
26
29
32
33
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
27
26
25
Feels °C
30
31
33
32
31
32
30
30
28
28
30
32
31
28
27
25
25
27
30
35
29
26
25
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