Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.27m | 9:33AM1.21m | 9:50PM1.21m | 10:21AM1.21m | 10:33PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM-0.08m | 3:23AM-0.08m | 3:38PM-0.04m | 4:05AM-0.06m | 4:28PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 13 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 7 | S 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2892 | 2218 | 2218 | 1367 | 583 | 1239 | 1365 | 1966 | 2218 | 2962 | 2953 | 138 | 294 | 138 | 299 | 374 | 2892 | 2908 | 2009 | 2914 | 2009 |
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