Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.21m | 9:50PM1.21m | 10:21AM1.21m | 10:33PM1.13m | 11:07AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM-0.08m | 3:38PM-0.04m | 4:05AM-0.06m | 4:28PM0.02m | 4:47AM-0.02m | 5:19PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1365 | 1957 | 1367 | 1367 | 2218 | 2962 | 2962 | 2124 | 1368 | 1952 | 138 | 176 | 1129 | 2908 | 1274 | 1989 | 378 | 1129 | 417 | 1952 | 927 | 927 | 878 |
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