Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.17m | 8:31AM1.09m | 8:47PM1.17m | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.12m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:35PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.03m | 3:17PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 1001 | 1132 | 234 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 242 | 594 | 378 |
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