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Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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Corolla Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Corolla Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
255 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 176 | 173 | 200 | 214 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 260 | 256 | 180 | 184 | 167 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 139 | 121 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.03m | 7:02PM1.22m | 7:24AM1.03m | 7:41PM1.24m | 8:02AM1.02m | 8:18PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.01m | 12:43PM0.04m | 1:27AM0.00m | 1:22PM0.04m | 2:08AM0.01m | 1:58PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
255 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 176 | 173 | 200 | 214 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 260 | 256 | 180 | 184 | 167 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 139 | 121 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 25 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 653 | 457 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 45 | 203 | 204 | 217 | 203 | 203 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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