Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
45
44
39
38
24
24
25
39
38
37
36
24
26
16
15
38
38
38
37
38
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM1.46m
9:20PM1.23m
9:45AM1.47m
10:06PM1.19m
10:32AM1.44m
10:55PM1.12m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.11m
3:23AM0.06m
4:15PM0.13m
4:07AM0.08m
5:07PM0.17m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
18
23
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
24
24
23
24
23
21
22
22
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