Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:31AM0.92m | 11:39PM1.00m | 12:14PM0.95m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:59PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.05m | 5:31PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.04m | 6:22PM0.18m | 6:43AM0.03m | 7:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 49 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 138 | 1076 | 2310 | 395 | 540 | 324 | 320 | 540 | 378 | 418 | 2310 | 1265 | 2893 | 881 | 210 | 619 | 457 | 697 | 2310 | 2310 | 1129 | 0 |
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