Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 80 | 61 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 63 | 44 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:15AM0.73m | 5:50PM1.05m | 6:09AM0.76m | 6:37PM1.08m | 6:56AM0.81m | 7:20PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.20m | 00:21AM0.21m | 11:58AM0.18m | 1:06AM0.17m | 12:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 25 | 63 | 44 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 68 | 80 | 61 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 172 | 176 | 165 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 1142 | 1142 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1260 | 1260 | 1245 | 1245 | 769 |
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