Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 88 | 186 | 263 | 260 | 284 | 201 | 245 | 276 | 242 | 203 | 178 | 103 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 93 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.06m | 11:13PM1.04m | 11:44AM1.09m | 11:56PM0.99m | 12:29PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.14m | 5:25AM0.02m | 5:59PM0.15m | 6:09AM0.03m | 6:54PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 201 | — | — | — | — | 178 | 103 | 69 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 37 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 25 | 35 | 32 | 88 | 186 | 263 | 260 | 284 | 7 | 245 | 276 | 242 | 203 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 93 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1073 | 1073 | 1073 | 1073 | 1073 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 457 | 210 | 210 | 234 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 352 | 14 | 137 | 16 |
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