Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 28 | 130 | 237 | 202 | 138 | 266 | 122 | 114 | 93 | 109 | 158 | 136 | 86 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 40 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.05m | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | 3:08AM0.74m | 4:02PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.22m | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:33PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 138 | 93 | 122 | 114 | 93 | 109 | 158 | 136 | 86 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | N 3 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SW 4 | S 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 28 | 130 | 237 | 202 | 16 | 266 | 20 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 51 | 57 | 49 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 201 | 137 | 137 | 619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 255 | 138 | 176 | 82 | 95 |
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