Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.81m | 2:19PM1.03m | 2:26AM0.76m | 3:19PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.28m | 7:49AM0.23m | 8:57PM0.31m | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:54PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 14 | ESE 9 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 800 | 404 | 800 | 404 | 462 | 526 | 469 | 413 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 186 | 811 | 811 | 1231 | 2962 | 178 | 1231 | 697 |
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