Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 6 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:33AM0.75m | 4:22PM1.01m | 4:43AM0.77m | 5:19PM1.04m | 5:41AM0.82m | 6:08PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.28m | 10:51PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.27m | 11:43PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | NE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | NNE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 12 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 16 | 2462 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 78 | 299 | 294 | 204 | 138 | 186 | 406 | 356 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 137 | 138 | 175 | 228 | 145 |
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