Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.96m | 12:59PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.92m | 1:48PM1.05m | 2:00AM0.89m | 2:43PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.03m | 7:17PM0.18m | 7:29AM0.02m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:19AM0.01m | 9:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 3 | NNW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 22 | — | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1689 | 1689 | 294 | 1129 | 2310 | 1129 | 1129 | 0 | 317 | 137 | 334 | 185 | 78 | 331 | 465 | 467 | 0 | 138 | 165 | 176 | 165 | 593 | 593 | 210 |
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