Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.19m | 10:06PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 10:49PM1.07m | 11:16AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.09m | 4:12AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.04m | 5:38PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | E 15 | SSW 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 17 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 852 | 242 | 242 | 2310 | 1274 | 459 | 391 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1137 | 1137 | 1137 | 927 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 172 | 1140 | 137 | 0 |
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