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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 3 | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | |
44 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 52 | 51 | 90 | 100 | 123 | 341 | 640 | 729 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.05m | 2:40PM0.91m | 3:12AM0.98m | 3:52PM0.95m | 4:21AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.07m | 8:40AM0.09m | 8:52PM0.09m | 9:38AM0.09m | 10:00PM0.09m | 10:33AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
44 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 18 | E 17 | SSE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 15 | SSE 7 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 19 | E 8 | — | E 17 | ENE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 22 | 51 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | N 3 | — | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | SE 3 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
— | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 90 | 100 | 123 | 341 | 640 | 729 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 283 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 572 | 138 | 138 | 1129 | 913 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 294 | 138 | 1137 | 703 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 172 | 242 | 374 | 1132 |
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