
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.34m | 7:27AM1.30m | 7:48PM1.33m | 8:13AM1.36m | 8:32PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:38PM0.01m | 2:02AM-0.01m | 2:27PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NNE 2 | ENE 2 | — |
8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 454 | 454 | 1920 | 1214 | 897 | 268 | 243 | 328 | 235 | 176 | 213 | 46 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
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