Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 59 | 57 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07AM1.20m | 11:16PM1.04m | 11:53AM1.16m | 11:58PM0.95m | 12:38PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM-0.02m | 5:19PM0.10m | 5:30AM0.05m | 6:10PM0.17m | 6:14AM0.11m | 7:04PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | — | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 59 | 57 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 7 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | E 5 | E 2 | SE 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1952 | 1129 | 927 | 1129 | 2953 | 881 | 1957 | 1952 | 285 | 228 | 137 | 175 | 356 | 356 | 299 | 242 | 175 | 78 | 176 | 540 | 10 | 210 | 175 |
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