Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 126 | 93 | 68 | 74 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.10m | 7:40AM0.86m | 8:00PM1.12m | 8:21AM0.91m | 8:39PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.13m | 1:34PM0.13m | 2:22AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 83 | 4 | 68 | 74 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | N 3 | N 3 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SW 4 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 126 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1245 | 78 | 761 | 95 | 78 | 138 | 1365 | 1260 | 1143 | 0 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 175 | 137 | 175 |
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