Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.5° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
NE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
13
13
24
24
16
16
17
19
24
35
31
27
113
28
16
28
25
33
35
38
33
27
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:10AM0.84m
3:50PM1.09m
4:07AM0.84m
4:44PM1.10m
5:02AM0.85m
5:34PM1.12m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.18m
10:27PM0.24m
10:03AM0.20m
11:20PM0.23m
10:57AM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
2
4
19
10
6
6
1
6
26
7
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
25
24
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
27
27
25
25
23
22
24
25
24
21
20
21
24
24
24
25
23
24
24
23
24
23
23
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