Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.31m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:17PM1.30m | 8:44AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM-0.07m | 1:52AM-0.04m | 1:56PM-0.09m | 2:39AM-0.07m | 2:48PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 2 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2696 | 2696 | 2124 | 1239 | 260 | 242 | 138 | 299 | 242 | 1142 | 1268 | 1239 | 1239 | 299 | 484 | 487 | 572 | 2962 | 2218 | 1267 | 356 |
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