Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 54 | 67 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 40 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.95m | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:59PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:48PM1.05m | 2:00AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.18m | 6:43AM0.03m | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:29AM0.02m | 8:15PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | NE 8 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 54 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | — | — | 40 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 927 | 1242 | 1294 | 918 | 175 | 314 | 1138 | 175 | 175 | 378 | 292 | 145 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 126 | 138 | 467 | 46 | 46 | 78 | 138 | 165 |
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