
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 154 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM1.10m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:19PM1.08m | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:42PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 29 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | — | SSE 7 |
33 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SW 4 | E 13 | S 4 | SSE 4 | NE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 3 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 3 | SSE 4 | — | E 12 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | NE 2 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — |
2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 154 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 138 | 292 | 290 | 138 | 165 | 356 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1242 | 910 | 799 | 799 | 175 | 643 | 913 | 1132 | 1132 | 224 | 210 |
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