Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
19.3°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1010
844
726
677
480
485
386
378
532
400
480
323
573
517
528
485
472
491
446
442
460
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:10PM1.16m
5:40AM1.25m
5:57PM1.19m
6:25AM1.34m
6:43PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.28m
11:27PM0.19m
11:59AM0.20m
00:08AM0.12m
12:48PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:18
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
7
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
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