Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 31 | 75 | 110 | 69 | 50 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.11m | 11:49PM1.06m | 12:29PM1.10m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.04m | 6:11AM-0.02m | 6:44PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 50 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 31 | 75 | 110 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1689 | 2908 | 2918 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 289 | 78 | 106 | 165 | 78 | 242 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 260 | 622 |
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