Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.15m | 9:26PM1.15m | 9:50AM1.19m | 10:06PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 10:49PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.08m | 3:34AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.09m | 4:12AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 138 | 106 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 418 | 391 | 344 | 484 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1137 | 1137 | 1137 | 138 |
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