Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.02m | 6:30PM1.22m | 6:54AM1.09m | 7:10PM1.26m | 7:34AM1.16m | 7:48PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.24m | 00:58AM0.20m | 12:55PM0.20m | 1:34AM0.16m | 1:39PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 5 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | SE 7 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 |
— | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 204 | 836 | 843 | 393 | 520 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 573 | 559 | 616 | 1105 | 451 | 672 | 669 | 31 | 31 | 1105 | 1713 | 46 | 45 |
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