Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 31 | 95 | 249 | 302 | 307 | 274 | 201 | 257 | 191 | 199 | 203 | 225 | 104 | 77 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 93 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.06m | 11:13PM1.04m | 11:44AM1.09m | 11:56PM0.99m | 12:29PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.14m | 5:25AM0.02m | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:54PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 201 | 257 | — | — | — | 148 | 104 | 77 | 62 | 49 | 49 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | W 2 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 95 | 249 | 302 | 307 | 274 | 7 | 226 | 191 | 199 | 203 | 225 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 42 | 93 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1114 | 955 | 927 | 881 | 694 | 927 | 694 | 443 | 913 | 913 | 418 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 242 | 593 | 593 |
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