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 SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 51mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 78 | 62 | 86 | 103 | 101 | 186 | 74 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 78 | 62 | 86 | 103 | 101 | 91 | 74 | 46 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | WNW 3 | — | SE 9 | — | WSW 3 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 19 | — | 1 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | SW 5 | S 7 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 186 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 165 | 138 | 178 | 78 | 82 | 138 | 242 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 242 | 260 |
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