Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 59 | 57 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07AM1.20m | 11:16PM1.04m | 11:53AM1.16m | 11:58PM0.95m | 12:38PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.10m | 5:30AM0.05m | 6:10PM0.17m | 6:14AM0.11m | 7:04PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | E 4 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 59 | 57 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 5 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1129 | 1129 | 2462 | 880 | 927 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 175 | 175 | 255 | 361 | 14 | 138 | 175 | 106 | 95 | 165 | 137 | 175 | 137 |
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