Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 37 | 73 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.95m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:59PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:48PM1.05m | 2:00AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00AM0.04m | 6:22PM0.18m | 6:43AM0.03m | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:29AM0.02m | 8:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 37 | 73 | 3 | — | 17 | — | 7 | 12 | 26 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 927 | 927 | 927 | 2940 | 1294 | 882 | 185 | 797 | 1138 | 292 | 2310 | 2310 | 242 | 1138 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 78 | 465 | 165 | 467 | 78 |
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