
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). 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 (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 73 | 31 | 25 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35AM0.90m | 2:16PM1.16m | 2:36AM0.87m | 3:20PM1.18m | 3:44AM0.87m | 4:28PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.05m | 8:54PM0.16m | 8:48AM0.05m | 9:58PM0.15m | 9:50AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
2 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
60 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 73 | 13 | 25 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 16 | 78 | 10 | 1137 | 1137 | 878 | 395 | 210 | 391 | 78 | 418 | 1258 | 1239 | 235 | 137 | 78 | 234 | 0 | 78 | 228 | 422 | 137 |
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