Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 94 | 109 | 67 | 62 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.16m | 11:39AM1.11m | 11:49PM1.06m | 12:29PM1.10m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM-0.06m | 5:46PM0.04m | 6:11AM-0.02m | 6:44PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 62 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | — | E 13 | N 3 | NNE 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 94 | 109 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1231 | 1231 | 1231 | 1073 | 927 | 1689 | 378 | 337 | 267 | 361 | 0 | 210 | 137 | 14 | 78 | 292 | 294 | 138 | 78 | 106 | 138 | 176 | 593 | 593 |
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