Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 57 | 53 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.15m | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | 8:31AM1.09m | 8:47PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.11m | 1:54PM0.12m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:35PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 39 | 26 | 36 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 26 | 42 | 57 | 53 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 642 | 593 | 594 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1077 | 1132 | 980 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 78 | 0 |
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