Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
27.4°C
2.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
48
46
43
28
27
27
26
26
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
30
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:02AM1.05m
12:38PM1.30m
1:03AM1.00m
1:44PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.22m
6:06AM0.14m
7:19PM0.26m
7:06AM0.18m
8:30PM0.27m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
5
14
6
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
31
33
30
28
29
25
25
28
33
34
24
25
Feels °C
30
32
33
31
30
31
30
32
33
32
28
26
26
27
29
33
33
25
24
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