Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.01m | 3:33AM0.75m | 4:22PM1.01m | 4:43AM0.77m | 5:19PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.32m | 9:38AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
16 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 |
1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 12 | NNE 5 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NE 5 | — | — |
6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 242 | 138 | 176 | 242 | 14 | 352 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 260 | 138 | 2009 | 404 | 294 | 242 |
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