Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 85 | 63 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.07m | 11:16AM1.23m | 11:34PM1.02m | 12:04PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.04m | 5:38PM0.14m | 5:40AM0.06m | 6:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 85 | 63 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SW 3 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1137 | 1952 | 1952 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 165 | 317 | 228 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 255 | 1239 | 334 |
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