Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.12m | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.11m | 1:54PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 |
6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 540 | 572 | 1132 | 1132 | 416 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1132 | 1132 | 803 | 0 |
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