Corolla Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.38° N 75.83° W

Corolla Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Corolla Lighthouse sea temperature is
26.7°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Corolla Lighthouse at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
83
77
88
85
71
62
75
181
97
74
72
71
71
57
55
54
30
29
17
20
41
42
41
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.30m
11:14PM1.05m
11:41AM1.24m
11:57PM1.00m
12:28PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.14m
5:28PM0.23m
5:15AM0.20m
6:15PM0.31m
5:58AM0.27m
7:07PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
21
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