Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.25m | 5:59AM0.97m | 6:33PM1.29m | 6:57AM1.05m | 7:27PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.07m | 11:59AM-0.03m | 1:02AM0.01m | 12:59PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | — | E 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 337 | 356 | 572 | 299 | 484 | 878 | 1239 | 1239 | 881 | 292 | 572 | 294 | 294 | 260 | 2301 | 356 | 514 | 242 |
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