Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 22 | 31 | 49 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00AM0.86m | 3:43PM1.15m | 4:05AM0.86m | 4:45PM1.21m | 5:10AM0.88m | 5:46PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM-0.01m | 10:16PM0.09m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 11:19PM0.05m | 11:09AM-0.05m | 00:21AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | N 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 175 | 138 | 745 | 4 | 0 | 317 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 137 | 175 | 356 | 352 | 138 | 138 | 636 | 1365 | 260 | 138 | 175 |
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