Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 110 | 200 | 258 | 264 | 236 | 230 | 184 | 149 | 123 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:10AM0.88m | 5:46PM1.27m | 6:12AM0.92m | 6:44PM1.32m | 7:11AM0.97m | 7:40PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.05m | 11:09AM-0.05m | 00:21AM-0.00m | 12:10PM-0.09m | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 110 | 200 | 258 | 264 | 236 | 230 | 184 | 149 | 123 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 294 | 138 | 178 | 1231 | 1231 | 1231 | 299 | 176 | 176 | 260 | 176 | 242 | 242 | 484 | 242 | 299 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 878 | 260 | 252 | 204 |
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