Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.12m | 8:17PM1.30m | 8:44AM1.17m | 9:05PM1.27m | 9:33AM1.21m | 9:50PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM-0.04m | 1:56PM-0.09m | 2:39AM-0.07m | 2:48PM-0.08m | 3:23AM-0.08m | 3:38PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | — | — | E 11 | S 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | — | E 10 | E 13 | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 1952 | 1142 | 1989 | 1142 | 1365 | 1239 | 1239 | 1365 | 469 | 289 | 526 | 540 | 1964 | 572 | 1966 | 1231 | 1367 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1664 | 176 | 176 |
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