Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:31AM1.09m | 8:47PM1.17m | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | 9:50AM1.19m | 10:06PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:35PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 210 | 78 | 78 | 175 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 572 | 242 | 138 | 2842 | 2009 | 1096 | 1952 |
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