Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | 9:50AM1.19m | 10:06PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 10:49PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.09m | 4:12AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 176 | 242 | 429 | 95 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 2009 | 1966 | 138 | 289 | 540 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1129 | 1137 | 872 |
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