Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 47 | 31 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 47 | 17 | 28 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.14m | 1:35AM0.90m | 2:16PM1.16m | 2:36AM0.87m | 3:20PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.17m | 7:51AM0.05m | 8:54PM0.16m | 8:48AM0.05m | 9:58PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | 47 | 31 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 28 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 594 | 2208 | 1137 | 808 | 1367 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1137 | 440 | 811 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 78 | 0 | 401 | 411 | 185 |
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