Corolla Lighthouse surf break

Corolla Lighthouse surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
1.7
NNE
6
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
13
12
11
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
22
41
45
60
62
47
45
61
58
197
55
32
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
5
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ENE
5
SE
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
15
W
5
N
35
N
40
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM0.98m
3:09AM1.07m
3:41PM1.02m
4:12AM1.05m
4:41PM1.08m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.10m
8:46PM0.10m
9:33AM0.10m
9:55PM0.09m
10:29AM0.08m
10:59PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
1
4
9
Temp °C
19
18
24
25
23
20
18
15
16
16
18
18
18
20
20
21
17
16
12
11
10
9
9
9
14
13
21
24
20
17
16
12
16
17
18
17
14
16
16
18
16
17
6
3
0
-2
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
26
24
13
12
11
5
5
1
5
7
6
7
22
41
45
60
62
47
45
45
35
55
55
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
18
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
15
0.3
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
5
2
3
6
22
26
24
43
41
38
61
58
12
10
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.2
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
3
2
7
1
6
8
8
4
2
29
197
417
573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
853
573
603
92
1214
92
853
92
92
92
92
1109
729
729
88
0
0
0
80
203
535
884
886
504
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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