Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 76 | 148 | 186 | 257 | 316 | 303 | 239 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.21m | 5:10AM0.88m | 5:46PM1.27m | 6:12AM0.92m | 6:44PM1.32m | 7:11AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM-0.02m | 11:19PM0.05m | 11:09AM-0.05m | 00:21AM-0.00m | 12:10PM-0.09m | 1:19AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 76 | 148 | 186 | 257 | 316 | 303 | 239 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 175 | 175 | 79 | 138 | 138 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 138 | 126 | 165 | 138 | 242 | 176 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 897 | 242 | 299 | 255 | 320 |
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