Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 424 | 182 | 229 | 279 | 504 | 439 | 404 | 389 | 338 | 330 | 266 | 266 | 225 | 191 | 218 | 214 | 218 | 261 | 276 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.09m | 6:43AM1.23m | 7:03PM1.12m | 7:26AM1.31m | 7:47PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.15m | 00:23AM0.06m | 1:01PM0.07m | 1:06AM0.00m | 1:48PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | E 13 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 471 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 63 | 99 | 108 | 98 | 92 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | ENE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 320 | 424 | 182 | 229 | 279 | 504 | 439 | 404 | 389 | 338 | 330 | 266 | 266 | 225 | 191 | 218 | 214 | 218 | 261 | 276 | 245 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 462 | 465 | 484 | 401 | 391 | 360 | 295 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 279 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 234 | 228 | 224 | 185 |
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