
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:23AM0.93m | 3:06PM1.24m | 3:34AM0.93m | 4:16PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.22m | 8:27AM0.11m | 9:52PM0.19m | 9:36AM0.10m | 11:00PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1109 | 472 | 448 | 397 | 248 | 318 | 268 | 268 | 2418 | 448 | 45 | 176 | 31 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 256 | 321 | 213 |
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