Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
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
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
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
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
16
16
28
28
28
28
28
27
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
N
15
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:24AM1.00m
10:32PM1.12m
11:03AM1.03m
11:12PM1.09m
11:46AM1.06m
11:56PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.09m
4:24PM0.16m
4:59AM0.09m
5:09PM0.17m
5:35AM0.09m
5:58PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
28
31
32
31
27
26
25
25
28
32
32
31
25
26
25
24
27
30
30
29
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
30
32
31
31
27
27
24
26
29
32
30
30
25
27
26
26
28
30
28
29
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
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
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
26
25
16
16
28
28
28
28
28
27
16
16
15
15
4
14
4
2
14
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
7
17
7
7
16
16
1
14
2
14
14
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
N
3
0.2
S
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
6
1
3
1
3
1
3
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
31
31
31
548
682
396
351
31
31
92
92
1221
414
1254
1388
92
897
897
897
1254
1221
2879
1114
1114
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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