Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.21m | 10:33PM1.13m | 11:07AM1.20m | 11:16PM1.04m | 11:53AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM-0.06m | 4:28PM0.02m | 4:47AM-0.02m | 5:19PM0.10m | 5:30AM0.05m | 6:10PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 12 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1952 | 294 | 242 | 242 | 1129 | 2696 | 2696 | 2042 | 299 | 868 | 1957 | 1129 | 927 | 927 | 2462 | 921 | 808 | 799 | 927 | 175 | 137 | 292 | 292 |
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