Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 91 | 187 | 194 | 199 | 186 | 181 | 186 | 157 | 132 | 112 | 102 | 92 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.92m | 6:44PM1.32m | 7:11AM0.97m | 7:40PM1.34m | 8:07AM1.02m | 8:34PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM-0.00m | 12:10PM-0.09m | 1:19AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.12m | 2:12AM-0.10m | 2:07PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 19 | 91 | 187 | 194 | 199 | 186 | 181 | 186 | 157 | 132 | 112 | 102 | 92 | 78 | 72 | 77 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 176 | 176 | 1061 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 927 | 797 | 890 | 927 | 696 | 210 | 175 | 294 | 175 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 0 |
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