Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 May 2026 EDT
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
24
24
14
8
18
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
11
2
2
2
8
47
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:52AM0.97m
10:06PM1.15m
10:29AM0.95m
10:44PM1.12m
11:09AM0.92m
11:25PM1.08m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.11m
3:47PM0.13m
4:40AM0.16m
4:26PM0.17m
5:20AM0.20m
5:07PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
Temp °C
14
14
17
20
21
19
17
17
16
16
20
23
22
20
18
18
18
18
21
23
23
21
21
21
11
10
13
15
16
12
11
12
11
12
17
19
16
15
14
15
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
25
24
24
24
14
7
18
6
9
6
8
8
8
8
6
2
2
2
11
2
2
2
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
2
8
1
9
9
9
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
9
20
18
10
7
4
3
8
15
21
17
9
17
8
4
8
13
24
45
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
775
1214
31
841
480
653
653
653
653
1214
480
1264
1214
850
850
850
480
850
1216
653
1114
891
268
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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