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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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corolla Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | |
131 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 142 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 64 | 82 | 57 | 39 | 64 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 83 | 70 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.02m | 8:18PM1.23m | 8:39AM1.01m | 8:54PM1.22m | 9:15AM0.99m | 9:30PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.01m | 1:58PM0.05m | 2:47AM0.03m | 2:35PM0.07m | 3:24AM0.07m | 3:11PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
131 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 142 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 64 | 82 | 57 | 39 | 25 | 35 | 63 | 61 | 83 | 70 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 27 | 25 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 |
7 | 36 | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 33 | 64 | 56 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 204 | 297 | 224 | 79 | 321 | 775 | 775 | 46 | 45 | 118 | 204 | 217 | 217 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 130 | 31 | 36 | 176 | 248 |
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