Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:02AM0.95m | 9:17PM1.12m | 9:42AM0.99m | 9:55PM1.11m | 10:21AM1.02m | 10:33PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.06m | 2:58PM0.10m | 3:32AM0.03m | 3:40PM0.11m | 4:08AM0.02m | 4:22PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | N 4 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 20 | 23 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 175 | 242 | 176 | 175 | 434 | 469 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 165 | 593 | 593 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 593 | 622 | 622 | 1132 | 813 |
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