
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 82 | 74 | 96 | 109 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08AM0.74m | 4:02PM1.02m | 4:12AM0.72m | 4:58PM1.03m | 5:15AM0.73m | 5:50PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:33PM0.25m | 10:10AM0.20m | 11:29PM0.24m | 11:04AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 |
86 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 54 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
1 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | 44 | 3 | 96 | 38 | 45 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 32 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 109 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | — | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 255 | 255 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 141 | 138 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 95 | 106 | 138 | 299 | 242 | 242 | 242 |
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