
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 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.05m | 7:27PM1.31m | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:17PM1.30m | 8:44AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.01m | 12:59PM-0.07m | 1:52AM-0.04m | 1:56PM-0.09m | 2:39AM-0.07m | 2:48PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | SE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 |
9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | — | 10 | 19 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1367 | 1368 | 242 | 2696 | 526 | 2696 | 526 | 572 | 1952 | 299 | 1142 | 1142 | 1142 | 1289 | 1239 | 1239 | 242 | 484 | 484 | 1988 | 2218 | 2953 | 1267 | 1239 |
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