Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 70 | 31 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.10m | 3:00AM0.86m | 3:43PM1.15m | 4:05AM0.86m | 4:45PM1.21m | 5:10AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.01m | 9:14PM0.13m | 9:12AM-0.01m | 10:16PM0.09m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 11:19PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | E 11 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 178 | 16 | 210 | 138 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 185 | 14 | 349 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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