Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 45 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50AM0.89m | 11:00PM1.03m | 11:31AM0.92m | 11:39PM1.00m | 12:14PM0.95m | 00:22AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.05m | 4:44PM0.16m | 5:19AM0.05m | 5:31PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.04m | 6:22PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | N 3 | N 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 514 | 651 | 360 | 314 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 1265 | 378 | 1231 | 1365 | 138 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 1231 | 1265 | 2911 | 1141 | 1141 |
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