Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41AM0.82m | 6:08PM1.08m | 6:29AM0.89m | 6:51PM1.12m | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.24m | 00:29AM0.22m | 12:24PM0.20m | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 15 | E 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | — | E 7 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | WNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 78 | 138 | 356 | 138 | 82 | 138 | 137 | 803 | 242 | 572 | 484 | 484 | 572 | 540 | 567 | 593 | 1132 | 747 |
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