Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 31 | 65 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 79 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.05m | 6:09AM0.76m | 6:37PM1.08m | 6:56AM0.81m | 7:20PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.21m | 11:58AM0.18m | 1:06AM0.17m | 12:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 25 | 65 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 79 | 16 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 176 | 242 | 619 | 176 | 638 | 178 | 78 | 78 | 175 | 638 | 1245 | 1231 | 356 | 752 |
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