Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 195 | 107 | 116 | 82 | 80 | 88 | 86 | 101 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 83 | 111 | 103 | 72 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | 3:08AM0.74m | 4:02PM1.02m | 4:12AM0.72m | 4:58PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:33PM0.25m | 10:10AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 107 | 116 | 82 | 80 | 88 | 86 | 101 | 84 | 59 | 59 | 45 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | N 3 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 173 | 195 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 83 | 111 | 103 | 72 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 622 | 694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 242 | 165 | 78 | 92 | 119 | 138 | 165 | 145 | 252 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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