Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.30m | 9:56AM1.10m | 10:15PM1.24m | 10:48AM1.11m | 11:03PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM-0.13m | 3:50AM-0.12m | 3:56PM-0.09m | 4:38AM-0.10m | 4:50PM-0.03m | 5:25AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 639 | 526 | 540 | 540 | 572 | 1231 | 1271 | 1271 | 1147 | 1147 | 487 | 258 | 137 | 540 | 1239 | 1231 | 1231 | 1242 | 2218 | 1073 | 1231 | 1073 | 1073 |
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