Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09AM0.76m | 6:37PM1.08m | 6:56AM0.81m | 7:20PM1.10m | 7:40AM0.86m | 8:00PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.18m | 1:06AM0.17m | 12:48PM0.16m | 1:45AM0.13m | 1:34PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
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 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 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 3 | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 242 | 176 | 176 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 78 | 1142 | 1231 | 769 | 283 | 78 | 175 | 138 | 2696 | 361 | 429 | 1231 |
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