Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 52 | 36 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 132 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.06m | 12:29PM1.10m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM-0.02m | 6:44PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 14 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 4 | S 6 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 52 | 36 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | S 5 | E 13 | SSW 4 | E 13 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 7 | E 10 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 80 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 132 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 175 | 292 | 349 | 356 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 165 | 138 | 1145 | 242 | 852 | 697 | 643 | 1132 | 1132 | 817 | 748 | 514 |
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