Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.30m | 8:44AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.27m | 9:33AM1.21m | 9:50PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM-0.09m | 2:39AM-0.07m | 2:48PM-0.08m | 3:23AM-0.08m | 3:38PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 4 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 3 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | S 5 | E 7 | S 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 12 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1365 | 1239 | 1268 | 1268 | 1239 | 1367 | 540 | 1952 | 852 | 2940 | 808 | 572 | 1966 | 1966 | 561 | 252 | 138 | 2849 | 2962 | 242 | 242 |
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