Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:42AM0.87m | 1:26PM1.07m | 1:30AM0.81m | 2:19PM1.03m | 2:26AM0.76m | 3:19PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.28m | 7:49AM0.23m | 8:57PM0.31m | 8:42AM0.27m | 9:54PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 14 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 137 | 137 | 242 | 567 | 317 | 800 | 800 | 418 | 585 | 526 | 540 | 878 | 803 | 803 | 0 | 186 | 811 | 768 | 1231 | 138 | 1231 | 1231 | 803 |
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