Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 57 | 26 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 36 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM0.96m | 7:30PM1.15m | 7:51AM1.03m | 8:09PM1.17m | 8:31AM1.09m | 8:47PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.16m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:46AM0.11m | 1:54PM0.12m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:35PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 36 | 12 | 39 | 57 | 26 | 38 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 12 | ESE 5 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1231 | 572 | 572 | 540 | 572 | 1137 | 799 | 413 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1132 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 137 | 0 |
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