Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.17m | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | 9:50AM1.19m | 10:06PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 137 | 78 | 82 | 138 | 176 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 413 | 138 | 356 |
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