Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 66 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:40AM0.86m | 8:00PM1.12m | 8:21AM0.91m | 8:39PM1.13m | 9:02AM0.95m | 9:17PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.13m | 2:22AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.11m | 2:57AM0.06m | 2:58PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | — | NE 6 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 66 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 1365 | 14 | 1260 | 386 | 1142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 175 | 176 | 137 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 137 | 292 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
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