Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 141 | 120 | 98 | 81 | 65 | 46 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM0.97m | 7:40PM1.34m | 8:07AM1.02m | 8:34PM1.34m | 9:02AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.12m | 2:12AM-0.10m | 2:07PM-0.14m | 3:02AM-0.12m | 3:02PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 46 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 182 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 141 | 120 | 98 | 81 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 1142 | 1141 | 1137 | 1132 | 1359 | 210 | 210 | 175 | 137 | 137 | 242 | 1132 | 1386 | 813 | 808 | 46 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 385 | 567 | 337 | 378 |
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