Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | 8:31AM1.09m | 8:47PM1.17m | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.12m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:35PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
4 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
17 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1132 | 1132 | 878 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 137 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 95 | 1231 | 1231 | 138 |
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