Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 69 | 86 | 52 | 25 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM0.92m | 11:39PM1.00m | 12:14PM0.95m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:59PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.17m | 6:00AM0.04m | 6:22PM0.18m | 6:43AM0.03m | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:29AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 36 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 9 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 69 | 86 | 52 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 2310 | 1664 | 419 | 175 | 175 | 469 | 927 | 1966 | 969 | 2009 | 882 | 868 | 186 | 643 | 484 | 1988 | 2310 | 2310 | 1138 | 0 | 95 | 175 | 0 |
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