What are the current surf conditions at Corolla?

Corolla currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Corolla?

The best time to surf Corolla is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Corolla, North Carolina

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🌬️ WIND

18
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.6
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

11s

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WIND GUSTS

24kt

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AIR TEMP

-5°C

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SWELL

0.3ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.6ft waves with quality 11s ground swell but strong 18kt winds making it choppy Note: winds from SW would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Monday

Feb 9

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.8-5.2ft 💨 9-18kt 🌡️ -7--1°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	18kt	NW	28kt	-5°C	3°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ENE	17kt	NW	27kt	-6°C	3°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	10s	ENE	17kt	NW	27kt	-6°C	3°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.2ft	10s	NE	16kt	NW	26kt	-6°C	3°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	10s	NE	16kt	NW	26kt	-7°C	3°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	10s	NE	16kt	NW	26kt	-7°C	3°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	10s	NE	16kt	NW	27kt	-7°C	3°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	5.2ft	10s	NE	16kt	NW	27kt	-7°C	3°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	10s	NE	16kt	NW	26kt	-7°C	2°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	NE	17kt	NNW	25kt	-6°C	2°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	11s	ENE	18kt	NNW	24kt	-5°C	2°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	11s	ENE	17kt	NNW	23kt	-5°C	2°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	ENE	16kt	NNW	23kt	-4°C	2°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ENE	16kt	NW	22kt	-3°C	2°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	15kt	NW	22kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	11s	ENE	15kt	NNW	21kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	ENE	15kt	NNW	21kt	-1°C	2°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	12s	ENE	13kt	NNW	20kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNW	18kt	-3°C	2°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	12s	ENE	9kt	NNW	17kt	-3°C	2°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	12s	ENE	10kt	NNW	18kt	-4°C	2°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNW	20kt	-4°C	2°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	ENE	12kt	NNW	21kt	-5°C	2°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNW	19kt	-5°C	2°C	0mm

Tuesday

Feb 10

GOOD8 excellent hours

🌊 2.6-4.0ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ -7-2°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	12s	ENE	10kt	NNW	17kt	-5°C	2°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	12s	ENE	9kt	NNW	14kt	-6°C	2°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	14kt	-6°C	2°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	13kt	-6°C	2°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NW	13kt	-7°C	2°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	13kt	-7°C	2°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	13kt	-7°C	2°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	13kt	-7°C	2°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	12s	ENE	7kt	NNW	12kt	-5°C	2°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	ENE	7kt	NNW	12kt	-4°C	2°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	12s	ENE	7kt	NNW	11kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	12s	ENE	7kt	NNW	10kt	-1°C	2°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	12s	ENE	6kt	NNW	9kt	—°C	2°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	12s	ENE	6kt	NNW	8kt	1°C	2°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	12s	ENE	5kt	N	7kt	2°C	2°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	12s	ENE	3kt	N	5kt	2°C	2°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	12s	ENE	2kt	NNE	3kt	2°C	2°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	12s	ENE	3kt	ENE	5kt	1°C	2°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	12s	ENE	4kt	ESE	6kt	—°C	2°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	12s	ENE	6kt	SSE	7kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SSE	7kt	-2°C	2°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	12s	ENE	5kt	S	6kt	-1°C	2°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	ENE	5kt	S	6kt	-1°C	2°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SSW	6kt	-1°C	2°C	0mm

Wednesday

Feb 11

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-3.5ft 💨 5-12kt 🌡️ 0-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SSW	7kt	—°C	2°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SSW	8kt	—°C	2°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SSW	9kt	1°C	2°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SSW	10kt	1°C	2°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SW	11kt	1°C	2°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	12s	ENE	5kt	SW	12kt	2°C	2°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	12s	ENE	6kt	SW	13kt	2°C	2°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	12s	ENE	6kt	SW	13kt	2°C	2°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	12s	ENE	6kt	SW	12kt	3°C	2°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	12s	ENE	6kt	SW	11kt	4°C	2°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	12s	ENE	6kt	SSW	10kt	5°C	2°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	12s	ENE	7kt	SW	11kt	7°C	2°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	12s	ENE	8kt	SW	13kt	9°C	2°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	ENE	9kt	SW	14kt	10°C	2°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	ENE	9kt	SW	14kt	11°C	2°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	12s	ENE	9kt	SW	15kt	11°C	2°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	12s	ENE	9kt	SW	15kt	11°C	2°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	12s	ENE	9kt	SW	17kt	10°C	3°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	12s	ENE	9kt	SW	19kt	9°C	3°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	12s	ENE	10kt	SW	21kt	8°C	3°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	12s	ENE	10kt	SW	23kt	9°C	3°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	12s	ENE	11kt	SW	25kt	9°C	3°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	12s	ENE	12kt	SW	27kt	9°C	3°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	11kt	SW	26kt	10°C	3°C	0mm

Thursday

Feb 12

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.9ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 3-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	11s	ENE	11kt	WSW	25kt	10°C	3°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	ENE	11kt	WSW	24kt	10°C	3°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	ENE	11kt	WSW	23kt	10°C	3°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ENE	10kt	WSW	22kt	10°C	3°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	ENE	10kt	WSW	21kt	10°C	3°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	E	9kt	W	20kt	10°C	3°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	10s	ESE	8kt	W	19kt	10°C	3°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	SE	7kt	WNW	17kt	10°C	3°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NW	15kt	8°C	3°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NNW	13kt	7°C	3°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	ESE	7kt	NNE	11kt	6°C	3°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NNE	10kt	7°C	4°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	ESE	4kt	NNE	9kt	7°C	4°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	ESE	3kt	NNE	9kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	3kt	ENE	9kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	3kt	E	9kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	E	2kt	ESE	10kt	8°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	ENE	3kt	E	10kt	7°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	NE	3kt	ENE	11kt	6°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	NNE	3kt	NE	11kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ENE	4kt	NNE	10kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	8s	E	5kt	N	10kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	ESE	6kt	N	9kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NNW	11kt	3°C	4°C	0mm

Friday

Feb 13

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 6-12kt 🌡️ 0-5°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NNW	12kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	ESE	6kt	NW	14kt	2°C	3°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NW	15kt	2°C	3°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	6kt	NW	15kt	1°C	3°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	7kt	NW	15kt	1°C	3°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	E	7kt	NW	15kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	E	7kt	NW	14kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	ENE	7kt	NW	14kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	8kt	NW	14kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	9kt	NW	14kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	10kt	NNW	14kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	11kt	NNW	14kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	11kt	NNW	15kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	11kt	NNW	15kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	11kt	NNW	16kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	12kt	NW	17kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	12kt	NW	18kt	5°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	11kt	NNW	18kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	E	11kt	N	19kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	10kt	N	19kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	10kt	N	19kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	10kt	N	20kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	11kt	N	20kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	10kt	N	18kt	—°C	4°C	0mm

Saturday

Feb 14

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.1ft 💨 5-9kt 🌡️ -2-4°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	9kt	NNW	16kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	11s	E	8kt	NNW	13kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	12s	E	8kt	NNW	13kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	7kt	NNW	13kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	7kt	NNW	13kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	7kt	NNW	12kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	7kt	NNW	11kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	13s	E	6kt	NNW	11kt	-2°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	14s	E	7kt	NNW	11kt	-1°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	15s	E	7kt	NNW	11kt	—°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	16s	E	8kt	NNW	11kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	16s	E	8kt	N	11kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	16s	E	8kt	N	11kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	E	8kt	N	11kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	E	8kt	N	10kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	E	8kt	NNE	9kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	E	8kt	NNE	9kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	ENE	8kt	NNE	9kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ENE	8kt	NE	10kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	8kt	NE	11kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ENE	7kt	NE	10kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	NE	6kt	NE	8kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	NE	5kt	NE	7kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	NE	5kt	NNE	7kt	1°C	4°C	0mm

Sunday

Feb 15

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-1.6ft 💨 4-16kt 🌡️ 1-6°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	NE	5kt	NNE	6kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	NE	4kt	NNE	6kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	NE	4kt	NNE	5kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	NE	4kt	N	5kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	4kt	N	4kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	4kt	NNE	6kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	5kt	NNE	7kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NNE	8kt	1°C	4°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	6kt	NE	9kt	2°C	4°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	7kt	NE	9kt	3°C	4°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	8kt	ENE	9kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	9kt	ENE	10kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	9kt	ENE	10kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ENE	9kt	E	11kt	4°C	4°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	9kt	E	13kt	4°C	4°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	ENE	9kt	E	14kt	3°C	4°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	ENE	8kt	E	16kt	3°C	4°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	ENE	8kt	E	17kt	4°C	4°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	8kt	E	17kt	4°C	4°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ENE	8kt	E	17kt	4°C	4°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ENE	10kt	ESE	22kt	5°C	4°C	0.6mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	ENE	12kt	ESE	26kt	5°C	4°C	0.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	E	14kt	ESE	31kt	6°C	4°C	1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ENE	16kt	ESE	33kt	6°C	3°C	0.9mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:3.2ft @ 12s

Wind Conditions:2-18kt NW

Water Temperature:2-3°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Corolla in North Carolina is an exposed beach break with consistent surf that can work throughout the year. It performs best when a southeast swell combines with offshore winds from the southwest, producing both left and right-hand waves. The spot handles a balanced mix of windswells and groundswells and offers surfable conditions at all stages of the tide. Despite its reliability, Corolla Lighthouse remains remarkably uncrowded, making it a great choice for a quieter session. However, surfers should stay alert for hazards such as sharks, jellyfish, and sea-lice. The most favorable conditions typically occur in summer, with July offering the most consistent clean surf.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionSW

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