Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 16 | 56 | 103 | 165 | 182 | 186 | 182 | 176 | 153 | 132 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 60 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 33 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.32m | 7:11AM0.97m | 7:40PM1.34m | 8:07AM1.02m | 8:34PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM-0.09m | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.12m | 2:12AM-0.10m | 2:07PM-0.14m | 3:02AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 33 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 17 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 56 | 103 | 165 | 182 | 186 | 182 | 176 | 153 | 132 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 60 | 56 | 41 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 299 | 1367 | 409 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 210 | 242 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 955 | 419 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
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