Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:48PM1.05m | 2:00AM0.89m | 2:43PM1.10m | 3:00AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:29AM0.02m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:19AM0.01m | 9:14PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 294 | 2310 | 2892 | 1129 | 1664 | 175 | 175 | 263 | 137 | 137 | 78 | 467 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 165 | 593 | 260 | 138 |
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