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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 87 | 171 | 235 | 248 | 247 | 225 | 193 | 144 | 120 | 51 | 53 | 89 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.27m | 6:12AM0.92m | 6:44PM1.32m | 7:11AM0.97m | 7:40PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM-0.05m | 00:21AM-0.00m | 12:10PM-0.09m | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.12m | 2:12AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 68 | 87 | 171 | 235 | 248 | 247 | 225 | 193 | 144 | — | 43 | 53 | 89 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 417 | 138 | 165 | 242 | 242 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 890 | 242 | 299 | 299 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 374 | 799 | 697 | 252 | 175 | 252 |
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