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

10
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🌊 SWELL

1.5
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1.5ft

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WIND GUSTS

15kt

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AIR TEMP

28°C

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1ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.5ft waves with mixed swell but getting breezy at 10kt

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Sunday

Aug 9

FAIR3 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.6ft 💨 8-12kt 🌡️ 24-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	7s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	26°C	30°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	8s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	25°C	30°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	ESE	8kt	SW	19kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	19kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	18kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	17kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	16kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SW	15kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SW	14kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SW	14kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SW	14kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SW	14kt	32°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	14kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	14kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	14kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SW	17kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SSW	20kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	23kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	23kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	24kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SW	24kt	26°C	29°C	0mm

Monday

Aug 10

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.6-1.4ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 24-32°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SW	23kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SW	22kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	20kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	21kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	SE	9kt	SW	21kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	SSE	9kt	SW	21kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	SSE	9kt	SW	20kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SE	9kt	WSW	19kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SE	9kt	WSW	18kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SE	9kt	WSW	16kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	ESE	9kt	WSW	14kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	8kt	WSW	12kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	8kt	WSW	11kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	ESE	8kt	WSW	10kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	ESE	7kt	SW	9kt	32°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	7kt	SW	10kt	32°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	ESE	8kt	SW	10kt	32°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	E	8kt	SSW	11kt	32°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	E	10kt	SSW	15kt	31°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	SSW	19kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SSW	24kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	24kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SW	24kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SW	24kt	26°C	29°C	0mm

Tuesday

Aug 11

FAIR2 good hours

🌊 0.5-1.6ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 24-30°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SW	21kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	7s	ESE	9kt	WSW	18kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	7kt	WSW	16kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	7s	SE	7kt	WSW	14kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	SE	6kt	SW	13kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SW	11kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SW	11kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSE	6kt	SW	10kt	24°C	29°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	SE	6kt	SW	10kt	25°C	29°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SE	6kt	SW	10kt	26°C	29°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SE	6kt	SW	10kt	27°C	29°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	SE	6kt	SW	10kt	28°C	29°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	6s	SE	6kt	SW	10kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SW	10kt	29°C	29°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SW	10kt	30°C	29°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SE	6kt	S	9kt	30°C	29°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	5kt	ESE	9kt	30°C	29°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SE	5kt	ENE	8kt	30°C	29°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	7s	SE	5kt	E	9kt	29°C	29°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SE	9kt	28°C	29°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	6kt	S	10kt	27°C	29°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	15kt	26°C	26°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	19kt	25°C	26°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SW	24kt	24°C	26°C	0.5mm

Wednesday

Aug 12

FAIR1 good hours

🌊 0.5-1.6ft 💨 3-10kt 🌡️ 23-33°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	SE	10kt	WSW	23kt	24°C	26°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SE	9kt	WSW	23kt	24°C	25°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	SSE	8kt	WSW	22kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	SSE	7kt	WSW	19kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	SSE	7kt	WSW	17kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	6kt	WSW	14kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	11kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	8kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	4kt	W	6kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	4kt	WSW	5kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	6s	SE	3kt	WSW	4kt	27°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	6s	SE	3kt	SW	4kt	28°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	6s	SE	3kt	SW	4kt	30°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	SE	4kt	SSW	5kt	31°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	4kt	SSW	6kt	32°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	5kt	SSW	7kt	32°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	E	6kt	SSW	9kt	33°C	26°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	7kt	SW	10kt	33°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	7kt	SSW	11kt	32°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	7kt	SSW	11kt	30°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	E	7kt	S	12kt	28°C	26°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SW	10kt	28°C	26°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SE	5kt	W	8kt	27°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	4s	SSE	5kt	NW	6kt	27°C	25°C	0mm

Thursday

Aug 13

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.7-1.2ft 💨 1-17kt 🌡️ 23-31°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	4s	SSE	3kt	WSW	4kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	4s	SSE	2kt	SSW	3kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	4s	SSE	1kt	SSE	1kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	4s	SSE	3kt	S	6kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	6kt	SW	12kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	8kt	WSW	17kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	SSE	8kt	WSW	17kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	8kt	WSW	17kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	18kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	8kt	W	16kt	26°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	SSE	8kt	W	14kt	28°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	8kt	WNW	12kt	30°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SE	6kt	NW	11kt	31°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SE	4kt	NNW	9kt	31°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	SE	3kt	NNW	7kt	31°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	ESE	4kt	NE	8kt	31°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	E	6kt	E	9kt	31°C	26°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	ENE	8kt	SE	10kt	30°C	26°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	E	11kt	S	16kt	28°C	26°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SE	14kt	SW	21kt	26°C	26°C	0.9mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	17kt	W	27kt	23°C	26°C	1.4mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	13kt	W	20kt	23°C	25°C	1.8mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	S	9kt	WSW	14kt	23°C	25°C	2.3mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	4s	SSW	5kt	WSW	7kt	23°C	25°C	2.7mm

Friday

Aug 14

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.7-0.8ft 💨 1-12kt 🌡️ 22-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	S	5kt	WSW	7kt	23°C	25°C	2.3mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	5s	SSE	5kt	WSW	7kt	22°C	25°C	1.8mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	5kt	WSW	8kt	22°C	25°C	1.4mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	6kt	W	8kt	22°C	25°C	0.9mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	6kt	WNW	9kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	6kt	WNW	10kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SE	6kt	WNW	9kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	6s	SE	5kt	WNW	8kt	22°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	4kt	NW	6kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	3kt	NW	5kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	2kt	NNW	4kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	1kt	N	3kt	28°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	2kt	NNE	4kt	28°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	3kt	ENE	4kt	29°C	26°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	4kt	ESE	5kt	29°C	26°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	6kt	ESE	7kt	29°C	26°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	SE	8kt	ESE	8kt	28°C	26°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	10kt	ESE	10kt	27°C	26°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	10kt	ESE	12kt	27°C	26°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SE	14kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SSE	16kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	10kt	SSE	19kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	11kt	S	23kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	ESE	12kt	S	26kt	26°C	26°C	0mm

Saturday

Aug 15

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-1.7ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 25-33°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	11kt	SSW	23kt	26°C	26°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SSW	20kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	ESE	8kt	SSW	17kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SW	19kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SW	21kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SE	11kt	SW	24kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SW	22kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	9kt	SW	20kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	8kt	WSW	19kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	SE	8kt	WSW	16kt	28°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	SE	8kt	WSW	14kt	29°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	SSE	8kt	W	12kt	31°C	26°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	SSE	8kt	W	12kt	32°C	26°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	SSE	9kt	W	13kt	33°C	26°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	5s	SSE	9kt	WSW	13kt	33°C	26°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	SSE	8kt	WNW	12kt	32°C	26°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	SSE	7kt	N	11kt	30°C	26°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	SSE	7kt	NE	10kt	28°C	26°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	SSE	6kt	ENE	8kt	27°C	26°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	5kt	ESE	7kt	27°C	26°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SSE	6kt	26°C	25°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	5kt	SSE	6kt	26°C	25°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SSE	5kt	SE	5kt	25°C	25°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	SE	5kt	SE	5kt	25°C	25°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.2ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:7-14kt SW

Water Temperature:29-30°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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