Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 64 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36AM0.87m | 3:20PM1.18m | 3:44AM0.87m | 4:28PM1.21m | 4:54AM0.91m | 5:33PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.05m | 9:58PM0.15m | 9:50AM0.03m | 11:03PM0.12m | 10:55AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 45 | 64 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | 26 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 138 | 78 | 368 | 368 | 2092 | 204 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 78 | 283 | 185 | 175 | 0 | 137 | 175 | 228 | 228 | 360 | 378 |
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