Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29AM0.89m | 6:51PM1.12m | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.20m | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.11m | 1:54PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | E 6 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 242 | 803 | 811 | 356 | 484 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 526 | 585 | 1132 | 413 | 697 | 639 | 0 | 0 | 1132 | 1689 | 0 | 0 |
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