Corolla Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Thigh to waist

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.9FT7s
E99º
0.5FT2s
WSW244º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

2KTSSSW

2kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

3.0FT

Temperature

67°F

spotName Wind & Weather
77ºF

2mm wetsuit

Tim Kent

Northern Outer Banks Forecast

Tim Kent •

Today

Lingering E swell with favorable W becoming SW winds through midday. Fun waist-chest high waves.

Dawn-Midday: Leftover E swell from departing low pressure continues to offer fun surf, in the chest high range for the better breaks this morning. Conditions are clean with W trending to SW winds through midday. Peakier shape than this past Monday, and it is super groomed out and clean. Looks really fun, try to surf.

Afternoon Outlook: Winds look to trend a bit more sideshore S/SSW into the afternoon for increasing side texture. Still manageable, but not as good as the morning.

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Corolla Surf Guide

Corolla is perhaps the most unsung of OBX beaches, and understandably so. Aside from the odd summer swell that misses Nags Head, the beaches here offer few surfing benefits that cannot be found elsewhere on the OBX. There are no specific or consistent breaks to monitor, and it's basically one big shifting sandbar. Sure, you may find a good wave, but it tends to be mushier and farther off the beach, and there will probably be something just as good or better in Dare County. Read more