Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
41
31
30
30
20
20
19
19
19
75
10
10
16
24
24
25
26
17
18
27
54
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM1.11m
4:34AM0.94m
5:04PM1.14m
5:25AM0.93m
5:50PM1.17m
6:11AM0.93m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.07m
10:36PM0.09m
10:38AM0.08m
11:30PM0.08m
11:23AM0.08m
00:19AM0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:12
1
2
3
4
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
26
25
23
23
22
23
25
28
26
27
24
23
22
22
26
28
29
28
23
22
20
21
25
27
27
26
22
23
22
23
26
29
28
28
24
23
22
22
25
27
28
28
24
22
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
47
35
31
30
30
15
15
15
19
19
12
10
10
16
24
24
25
26
17
18
27
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
16
3
3
14
6
20
20
19
15
12
10
7
1
10
4
1
1
1
54
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
5
4
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
41
16
14
9
6
6
5
1
75
18
25
2
3
3
5
4
2
1
2
1
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)
0
0
45
248
88
176
62
31
31
31
0
46
62
62
62
46
31
31
31
31
45
31
36
49
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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