Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 119 | 165 | 182 | 167 | 168 | 158 | 153 | 132 | 113 | 95 | 63 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.32m | 7:11AM0.97m | 7:40PM1.34m | 8:07AM1.02m | 8:34PM1.34m | 9:02AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.12m | 2:12AM-0.10m | 2:07PM-0.14m | 3:02AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | 20 | 7 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 56 | 119 | 165 | 182 | 167 | 168 | 158 | 153 | 132 | 113 | 95 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 1368 | 242 | 484 | 356 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 252 | 260 | 242 | 242 | 137 | 374 | 927 | 419 | 242 | 808 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 |
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