Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.02m | 8:34PM1.34m | 9:02AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.30m | 9:56AM1.10m | 10:15PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM-0.14m | 3:02AM-0.12m | 3:02PM-0.13m | 3:50AM-0.12m | 3:56PM-0.09m | 4:38AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | E 16 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | SE 5 | E 16 | SE 5 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 2310 | 955 | 46 | 46 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 481 | 526 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 2462 | 526 | 378 | 514 | 356 | 980 | 1239 | 572 |
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