Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 97 | 169 | 172 | 186 | 191 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:05AM0.86m | 4:45PM1.21m | 5:10AM0.88m | 5:46PM1.27m | 6:12AM0.92m | 6:44PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.02m | 11:19PM0.05m | 11:09AM-0.05m | 00:21AM-0.00m | 12:10PM-0.09m | 1:19AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 97 | 169 | 172 | 186 | 191 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 137 | 294 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 352 | 165 | 138 | 294 | 176 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 1367 | 484 | 368 | 352 |
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