Corolla · Currituck County · North Carolina
Corolla Lighthouse Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Corolla Lighthouse, North Carolina: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.5 ft at 7:18 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 2.3 ft · 11 s · Eplus 0.1 ft · 4 s · N
- Wind
- 13 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 1.1 ft risinghigh 3.5 ft at 7:18 pm
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 64°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 4:59 pm
Corolla Lighthouse surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Corolla Lighthouse: 5 pm, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Corolla Lighthouse: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 2.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 15 | 2.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18 | 1.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 19 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 2.1 ft |
Corolla Lighthouse waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Corolla Lighthouse arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 11 s
- Lulls
- about 52 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 63% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Corolla Lighthouse surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Corolla Lighthouse: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Corolla Lighthouse are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 11 s · E | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 11 s · E | calm | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 10 s · E | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (NE), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 9 s · E | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.3 ft · 9 s · E | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 4 s · N | 24 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 23 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 30 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 3.2 ft · 5 s · NNW | 19 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 26 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 3.0 ft · 6 s · N | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 24 | 15 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph cross-shore (N) | 18 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 16 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Corolla Lighthouse are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Corolla Lighthouse tide chart and tide times
Tides at Corolla Lighthouse today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 12:33 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:02 am, low 0.7 ft at 1:29 pm and high 3.5 ft at 7:18 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.1 ft and rising.
Corolla Lighthouse tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 12:33 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:02 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:29 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:18 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:11 amHigh 4.5 ft at 7:40 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:13 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 7:57 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:50 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:19 amLow 1.2 ft at 2:47 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 8:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.4 ft at 2:25 amHigh 4.8 ft at 8:58 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:29 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.8 ft at 3:09 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:33 amLow 1.7 ft at 4:19 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.5 ft at 4:01 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:17 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:47 amHigh 3.7 ft at 11:08 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:49 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:39 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.2 ft at 5:39 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11:56 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:38 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.9 ft at 12:36 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:35 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Corolla Lighthouse water temperature
The water temperature at Corolla Lighthouse is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 13 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 66°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Corolla Lighthouse
- Carova11 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Duck Research Pier14 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Southern Duck16 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Chicahauk19 mi SSE · 3 ft · Good
- Kitty Hawk Pier20 mi SSE · 3 ft · Good
- Laundromats23 mi SSE · 3 ft · Fair
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About Corolla Lighthouse
Corolla Lighthouse is a beach break in Corolla, Currituck County, North Carolina, facing east-northeast. Also called Currituck Beach Lighthouse.
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