Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:42AM0.94m | 1:20PM1.14m | 1:35AM0.90m | 2:16PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.16m | 6:58AM0.04m | 7:53PM0.17m | 7:51AM0.05m | 8:54PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 59 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 495 | 78 | 320 | 378 | 138 | 594 | 2009 | 0 | 852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1137 | 440 | 800 |
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