Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). 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 (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
26
24
31
31
31
30
28
26
17
15
26
27
27
13
13
12
13
13
17
13
13
14
15
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM1.10m
7:56PM1.43m
8:25AM1.10m
8:49PM1.43m
9:17AM1.10m
9:43PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:39AM-0.09m
1:32PM-0.10m
2:32AM-0.12m
2:23PM-0.12m
3:24AM-0.11m
3:17PM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
22
24
21
20
19
19
19
23
27
27
25
24
22
21
21
24
27
28
24
22
14
14
16
18
18
19
16
16
16
17
17
23
27
24
23
23
22
21
21
24
26
25
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
26
24
31
31
31
30
28
26
17
13
26
27
27
13
13
12
13
13
17
13
13
14
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
20
18
19
18
18
18
14
13
14
7
15
16
8
7
8
7
7
2
6
3
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
Energy kJ
2
2
15
5
25
4
4
4
4
7
1
4
4
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
6
18
14
12
3
3
1
2
10
9
10
1
2
1
4
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
45
31
31
62
653
1109
1105
248
31
31
0
248
460
328
223
45
45
31
31
118
454
454
454
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
5
3
1
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
2
4
2
3
1
7
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
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