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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | |
49 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 52 | 106 | 166 | 151 | 120 | 91 | 64 | 45 | 32 | 42 | 29 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:59PM0.87m | 3:17AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.95m | 4:16AM0.91m | 4:52PM1.05m | 5:13AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:36AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.16m | 10:26AM0.04m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:16AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | |
7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
13 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 32 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | ESE 12 | — | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 |
49 | 4 | 10 | 7 | — | 8 | 52 | 106 | 166 | 151 | 120 | 91 | — | 1 | 3 | 42 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 242 | 459 | 255 | 228 | 290 | 185 | 175 | 137 | 137 | 292 | 429 | 481 | 803 | 761 | 769 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1274 |
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