Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.04m | 5:41AM0.82m | 6:08PM1.08m | 6:29AM0.89m | 6:51PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.24m | 00:29AM0.22m | 12:24PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 5 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SE 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 768 | 290 | 356 | 138 | 138 | 137 | 138 | 145 | 376 | 138 | 138 | 137 | 299 | 138 | 138 | 572 | 356 | 418 | 356 |
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