Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 97 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 15 |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | E 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 10 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | S 2 | S 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 97 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 406 | 138 | 165 | 242 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1268 | 642 | 815 | 797 | 697 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 0 | 799 |
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