Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43AM0.77m | 5:19PM1.04m | 5:41AM0.82m | 6:08PM1.08m | 6:29AM0.89m | 6:51PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.27m | 11:43PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.24m | 00:29AM0.22m | 12:24PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 3 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1073 | 197 | 175 | 260 | 290 | 292 | 138 | 138 | 361 | 404 | 290 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 242 | 242 | 813 | 811 | 356 | 356 |
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