Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 85 | 54 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.22m | 10:49PM1.07m | 11:16AM1.23m | 11:34PM1.02m | 12:04PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.04m | 5:38PM0.14m | 5:40AM0.06m | 6:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 85 | 54 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | E 15 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | S 4 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 4 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1085 | 1129 | 1129 | 1140 | 1952 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 172 | 172 | 317 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 255 | 2065 | 78 |
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