Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 52 | 58 | 47 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 24 |
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-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.03m | 5:15AM0.73m | 5:50PM1.05m | 6:09AM0.76m | 6:37PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.20m | 11:29PM0.24m | 11:04AM0.20m | 00:21AM0.21m | 11:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 32 | — | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 33 | 52 | 58 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 172 | 176 | 178 | 178 | 106 | 119 | 106 | 119 | 141 | 165 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 882 | 638 | 176 |
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