Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.03m | 2:26AM0.76m | 3:19PM1.01m | 3:33AM0.75m | 4:22PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.31m | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:54PM0.32m | 9:38AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 14 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 21 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 768 | 1294 | 803 | 768 | 852 | 803 | 811 | 811 | 1231 | 2962 | 1388 | 852 | 697 | 242 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 289 |
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