Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 249 | 310 | 307 | 280 | 248 | 267 | 226 | 208 | 167 | 172 | 131 | 77 | 51 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 94 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.04m | 11:44AM1.09m | 11:56PM0.99m | 12:29PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.14m | 5:25AM0.02m | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:54PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 131 | 77 | 51 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 77 | 249 | 310 | 307 | 280 | 248 | 267 | 226 | 208 | 167 | 172 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 878 | 913 | 317 | 868 | 927 | 210 | 913 | 443 | 429 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 294 | 593 | 0 | 10 | 622 |
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