Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). 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 (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 51 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.18m | 3:44AM0.87m | 4:28PM1.21m | 4:54AM0.91m | 5:33PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.15m | 9:50AM0.03m | 11:03PM0.12m | 10:55AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 51 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 51 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 352 | 352 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 78 | 352 | 137 | 16 | 196 | 137 | 175 | 290 | 391 | 0 | 349 |
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