Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 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 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.01m | 3:33AM0.75m | 4:22PM1.01m | 4:43AM0.77m | 5:19PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:54PM0.32m | 9:38AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | E 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 4 | E 14 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 14 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 14 | — | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 811 | 811 | 1231 | 1271 | 1604 | 632 | 465 | 176 | 462 | 469 | 242 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 299 | 138 |
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