Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 134 | 200 | 261 | 322 | 328 | 373 | 324 | 314 | 350 | 302 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.02m | 10:33PM1.08m | 11:02AM1.06m | 11:13PM1.04m | 11:44AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.12m | 4:45AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.14m | 5:25AM0.02m | 5:59PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 211 | 149 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 134 | 200 | 261 | 322 | 328 | 373 | 324 | 314 | 350 | 302 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 622 | 1129 | 1231 | 852 | 852 | 1231 | 1073 | 1073 | 1294 | 2842 | 267 | 423 | 910 | 622 | 803 | 694 | 391 | 401 | 165 | 210 |
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