Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 150 | 202 | 188 | 146 | 91 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 54 | 21 | 59 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.09m | 11:56PM0.99m | 12:29PM1.12m | 00:42AM0.94m | 1:20PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:54PM0.16m | 6:58AM0.04m | 7:53PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 147 | — | — | — | 146 | 91 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 150 | 202 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 54 | 11 | 59 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 210 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 0 | 418 |
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