Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 157 | 206 | 169 | 158 | 153 | 247 | 179 | 367 | 375 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 5 | SE 7 | — | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 169 | 158 | 153 | 42 | 179 | 159 | 174 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | S 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 8 | SW 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 157 | 206 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 247 | 17 | 367 | 375 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1145 | 1231 | 852 | 137 | 880 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 401 | 290 | 622 | 439 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 1 |
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