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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0.7ft

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22kt

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7°C

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Poor conditions right now. Tiny waves under 1ft with mixed swell but strong 17kt winds making it choppy Note: winds from SW would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Mar 28

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.2-3.4ft 💨 7-18kt 🌡️ 5-9°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SE	15kt	NNE	23kt	9°C	12°C	1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	13kt	NNE	22kt	8°C	12°C	1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	12kt	N	20kt	8°C	11°C	1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	SE	13kt	N	23kt	8°C	11°C	0.7mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	7s	SE	15kt	N	25kt	8°C	11°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	16kt	N	28kt	7°C	11°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	SE	16kt	NNW	26kt	7°C	11°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	16kt	NNW	23kt	7°C	11°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	15kt	NNW	21kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	16kt	NNW	22kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	7s	SE	17kt	NNW	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	5s	SSE	18kt	N	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SE	18kt	N	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	18kt	N	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	E	18kt	N	22kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	E	17kt	N	21kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ESE	16kt	N	20kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	15kt	NNE	19kt	8°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	13kt	NNE	18kt	7°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	12kt	NNE	17kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	10kt	NNE	17kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	E	9kt	NNE	15kt	6°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	ENE	8kt	NE	13kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	7s	NE	7kt	ENE	11kt	5°C	10°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 2.2-3.3ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 5-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	7s	NE	6kt	E	9kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	7s	NE	5kt	E	8kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	NE	5kt	ESE	7kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	NE	5kt	E	7kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	NE	4kt	E	7kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	NE	4kt	E	7kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	NE	4kt	ESE	7kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	NE	4kt	ESE	6kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	NE	3kt	SE	6kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	ENE	5kt	SE	7kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	ENE	6kt	SE	7kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	ENE	7kt	SE	8kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	ENE	8kt	SE	9kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SE	10kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SSE	11kt	11°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SSE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SSE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	ENE	9kt	SSE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	8s	E	8kt	SSE	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	E	8kt	SSE	12kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	E	7kt	SSE	13kt	9°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	E	7kt	SSE	14kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	E	7kt	SSE	15kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	8s	E	7kt	S	16kt	9°C	9°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

POOR11 good hours

🌊 1.3-2.4ft 💨 7-13kt 🌡️ 9-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	E	7kt	S	17kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	18kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	19kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	19kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	19kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SSW	20kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SW	19kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SW	18kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	E	7kt	SW	18kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	E	8kt	SW	17kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	E	9kt	SW	16kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	8s	E	11kt	SW	16kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	E	11kt	SW	16kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	E	11kt	SSW	16kt	17°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	E	12kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	11kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	10kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	E	10kt	SSW	17kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	E	11kt	SSW	20kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	12kt	SSW	23kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	13kt	S	26kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	12kt	SSW	25kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	E	12kt	SSW	25kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	10°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-1.5ft 💨 9-15kt 🌡️ 13-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	E	11kt	SSW	25kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	E	11kt	SSW	24kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	22kt	13°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	22kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	9kt	SSW	22kt	14°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	10kt	SSW	21kt	15°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	11kt	SSW	20kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	12kt	SSW	19kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SW	20kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	15kt	SW	22kt	21°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SW	21kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	21kt	20°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	E	13kt	NW	22kt	19°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	E	13kt	E	24kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	13kt	SSW	25kt	18°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	E	13kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	E	13kt	SSW	26kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	26kt	17°C	10°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.4-3.3ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 16-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	27kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	27kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	13kt	SSW	28kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	ESE	13kt	SSW	27kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSW	27kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSW	27kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	26kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	26kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	25kt	17°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SW	24kt	18°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SW	23kt	19°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SW	22kt	20°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SW	22kt	21°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	22kt	22°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	21kt	23°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	20kt	22°C	11°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SSW	19kt	22°C	11°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	12kt	SSW	19kt	22°C	11°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	20kt	21°C	11°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SSW	22kt	20°C	11°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	ESE	12kt	SSW	24kt	19°C	11°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	ESE	10kt	WSW	19kt	18°C	11°C	0.5mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	8s	SE	8kt	W	14kt	17°C	11°C	0.9mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	6s	SSE	6kt	NW	9kt	16°C	11°C	1.3mm

Thursday

Apr 2

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 1.9-3.1ft 💨 5-12kt 🌡️ 10-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	SE	7kt	NNW	11kt	15°C	11°C	1.3mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	SE	7kt	N	12kt	14°C	11°C	1.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	SE	7kt	NNE	14kt	13°C	11°C	1.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	SE	8kt	NNE	16kt	12°C	11°C	0.9mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SE	10kt	NNE	18kt	12°C	11°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	SE	11kt	NE	20kt	11°C	11°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	SE	11kt	NE	20kt	11°C	11°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	7s	SE	12kt	NE	20kt	11°C	11°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SE	12kt	NE	20kt	10°C	11°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	7s	SE	12kt	NE	19kt	10°C	11°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	7s	SE	11kt	NE	18kt	10°C	12°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	NE	17kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	10kt	NE	15kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	ESE	11kt	NE	14kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	ESE	11kt	NE	13kt	10°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	ESE	10kt	NNE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	ESE	10kt	NNE	12kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	ESE	10kt	NNE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	E	9kt	NNE	11kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	ENE	8kt	NE	10kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	NE	7kt	NE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	6s	NE	6kt	ENE	9kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	6s	NE	5kt	ESE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	NE	5kt	SE	8kt	11°C	11°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 3

FAIR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.5ft 💨 4-13kt 🌡️ 12-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	NE	5kt	SSE	11kt	12°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	NE	6kt	SSE	14kt	13°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	NE	6kt	S	17kt	14°C	11°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	NE	7kt	S	18kt	14°C	11°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	NE	7kt	S	18kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	NE	8kt	S	19kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	NE	8kt	S	20kt	15°C	11°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	NE	8kt	S	20kt	16°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	NE	9kt	S	21kt	16°C	11°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	NE	10kt	SSW	21kt	17°C	11°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	7s	NE	11kt	SSW	21kt	19°C	11°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	NE	13kt	SSW	21kt	20°C	11°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	NE	12kt	SSW	20kt	20°C	11°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	NE	12kt	SSW	19kt	21°C	11°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	NE	12kt	SSW	18kt	21°C	11°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	7s	ENE	9kt	SW	15kt	21°C	11°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	E	7kt	SW	11kt	20°C	11°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	6s	E	4kt	WSW	8kt	19°C	12°C	0.4mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	E	6kt	SW	9kt	18°C	12°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	ENE	7kt	SSW	11kt	18°C	12°C	0.4mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	NE	8kt	S	12kt	17°C	12°C	0.4mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	ENE	8kt	S	14kt	17°C	12°C	0.6mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	E	8kt	SSW	16kt	17°C	12°C	0.8mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	8kt	SSW	18kt	17°C	12°C	1mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.8ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:3-18kt NNE

Water Temperature:9-12°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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