Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 102 | 217 | 196 | 111 | 106 | 122 | 114 | 221 | 405 | 158 | 251 | 101 | 74 | 59 | 64 | 110 | 97 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:21AM0.87m | 2:10PM1.05m | 2:11AM0.79m | 3:05PM1.03m | 3:08AM0.74m | 4:02PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:39PM0.22m | 8:30AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.24m | 9:18AM0.17m | 10:33PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 106 | 122 | 114 | 100 | 126 | 158 | 133 | 101 | 74 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SW 5 | S 7 | SW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 102 | 217 | 196 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 221 | 405 | 1 | 251 | 3 | — | 22 | 64 | 110 | 97 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 880 | 927 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 175 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 106 | 165 | 242 | 165 | 100 |
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