Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 83 | 170 | 256 | 296 | 277 | 209 | 245 | 328 | 270 | 136 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.08m | 11:02AM1.06m | 11:13PM1.04m | 11:44AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.12m | 4:45AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.14m | 5:25AM0.02m | 5:59PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | 136 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 83 | 170 | 256 | 296 | 277 | 209 | 245 | 328 | 270 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1129 | 1129 | 1231 | 852 | 1231 | 1073 | 2208 | 1073 | 944 | 940 | 317 | 283 | 1294 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 210 | 224 | 210 |
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