Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 22 | 64 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00AM0.86m | 3:43PM1.15m | 4:05AM0.86m | 4:45PM1.21m | 5:10AM0.88m | 5:46PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM-0.01m | 10:16PM0.09m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 11:19PM0.05m | 11:09AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 10 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 176 | 178 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 138 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 138 | 636 | 1231 | 1239 | 138 |
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