Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.0°C
2.2° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
226
232
142
115
112
89
84
62
62
48
48
45
45
45
45
44
44
42
28
31
38
75
204
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46AM0.93m
3:21PM1.12m
3:50AM0.97m
4:17PM1.15m
4:46AM1.03m
5:07PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.39m
10:02PM0.40m
9:50AM0.38m
10:52PM0.35m
10:48AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
24
25
26
27
28
27
26
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
23
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