Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 12 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 159 | 262 | 226 | 149 | 78 | 93 | 215 | 259 | 220 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.08m | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 149 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 159 | 262 | 226 | 21 | 82 | 93 | 215 | 259 | 220 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1271 | 1265 | 1096 | 642 | 813 | 799 | 175 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 0 | 797 | 0 | 439 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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