Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 87 | 148 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42AM0.99m | 9:55PM1.11m | 10:21AM1.02m | 10:33PM1.08m | 11:02AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.11m | 4:08AM0.02m | 4:22PM0.12m | 4:45AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 2 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 87 | 148 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 176 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 593 | 622 | 1129 | 897 | 1160 | 852 | 852 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 927 | 878 | 218 |
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