Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 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) | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 38 | 93 | 80 | 62 | 76 | 376 | 129 | 101 | 37 | 60 | 46 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | 3:08AM0.74m | 4:02PM1.02m | 4:12AM0.72m | 4:58PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:33PM0.25m | 10:10AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 93 | 80 | 62 | 76 | 150 | 129 | 101 | 37 | 60 | 46 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 4 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | S 7 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 223 | 83 | 26 | 13 | 4 | — | 376 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 185 | 622 | 694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 242 | 165 | 78 | 92 | 119 | 138 | 165 | 145 | 252 | 176 |
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