Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1
NNE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
100
115
81
59
57
40
39
46
33
47
48
87
66
64
50
51
39
40
26
25
24
23
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
NW
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
E
25
SE
30
SSE
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18PM1.23m
8:39AM1.01m
8:54PM1.22m
9:15AM0.99m
9:30PM1.19m
9:52AM0.97m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.03m
2:35PM0.07m
3:24AM0.07m
3:11PM0.10m
4:02AM0.11m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
4
9
9
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
13
11
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
17
20
8
9
9
12
13
9
5
2
2
6
7
6
5
4
5
9
8
6
7
9
9
9
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
129
100
115
81
59
57
40
39
25
33
47
48
87
66
64
50
51
39
40
26
25
24
23
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
15
2
1
1
2
25
19
24
5
2
19
9
9
6
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.2
N
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
29
1
2
2
8
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
N
3
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
NE
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
5
37
46
9
25
3
2
7
20
11
4
1
3
5
3
3
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
775
344
204
0
45
203
213
318
318
204
176
45
45
225
130
31
45
176
131
467
624
776
467
467
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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