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Croatan Beach is seeing solid, peeling waves that are building toward ideal size from the ESE. The northeast breeze is fair and sideshore but starting to worsen, adding a bit of bump to the lineup. The tide is dropping around 4 feet and not helping much with wave quality, so expect the surf to stay a bit choppy. Still, the swell energy makes it worth paddling out if you like a good challenge.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
2 foot waves from ESE with 7 second energy, NE wind 7 to 10 mph, dropping tide near 4 feet, water temperature 71F, air temperature 74F.
Mostly Cloudy, 74°F • Wind NE 7 to 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 6.6/10 reflects very small size and limited swell energy.
Swell Detail: About 2 ft with an interval of 7 seconds with Weak energy (~81 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the ESE (121°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: A poor tide tide score of 0/10 indicates conditions are limiting wave shape at this break, making clean or consistent surf unlikely.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 4.08 ft, sitting above the preferred range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Improving: Poor tide conditions are improving.
Next Tide: Low at 1:34 PM (0.4 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: NE @ 7 to 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality declines as the surf window begins to close.
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