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Croatan Beach is seeing playable ESE swell with solid energy building toward ideal shape. The rising tide near low is working well, keeping the waves shaping up nicely on the beach break. Winds from the southwest are fair and sideshore, though gradually picking up, so expect some bump on the water. Water temps are warm and comfortable for a late-night session.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Nearly 2 ft ESE swell with 9-sec energy, SW winds at 6 to 10 mph, rising tide around 0.5 ft, water temperature about 79.5°F, air temperature 77°F.
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 77°F • Wind SW 6 to 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 8.4/10 reflects very small size and limited swell energy.
Swell Detail: Around 2 ft with an interval of 9 seconds with Weak energy (~104 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the ESE (109°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 9.1/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is rising around 0.52 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↗ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: High at 4:55 AM (2.9 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 4.0/10 suggests mixed wind influence, with choppy sections and uneven texture starting to affect wave quality.
Wind Direction & Speed: SW @ 6 to 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality declines as the surf window begins to close.
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