Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | S 4 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:33AM0.75m | 4:22PM1.01m | 4:43AM0.77m | 5:19PM1.04m | 5:41AM0.82m | 6:08PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.27m | 11:43PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | S 4 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NE 5 | NE 2 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 540 | 78 | 2301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 138 | 175 | 418 | 197 | 356 | 260 | 138 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 175 | 294 | 260 | 138 |
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