Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
25.7°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
3
ENE
13
3
ENE
13
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.3
NE
12
2.2
NE
12
2.3
ENE
12
1.9
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3069
3120
2970
2996
2948
3680
3422
3267
3619
2098
2672
2394
2068
1897
1677
1522
1347
1375
898
1067
1009
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
35
N
40
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM1.26m
7:00AM1.29m
7:15PM1.28m
7:40AM1.37m
7:56PM1.29m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.23m
00:52AM0.17m
1:14PM0.18m
1:28AM0.12m
1:58PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:55
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
21
20
18
18
16
18
21
22
21
19
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
13
12
14
12
12
10
13
15
17
18
16
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