Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 197 | 147 | 124 | 119 | 228 | 189 | 123 | 113 | 137 | 134 | 118 | 120 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.12m | 8:10AM1.37m | 8:33PM1.11m | 8:56AM1.40m | 9:21PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM-0.03m | 2:35PM-0.02m | 2:33AM-0.05m | 3:23PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 119 | 121 | 117 | 67 | 189 | 113 | 113 | 137 | 134 | 118 | 120 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 106 | 106 | 119 | 77 | 77 | 123 | 105 | 78 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 47 | 39 | 22 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 186 | 197 | 147 | 124 | 112 | 228 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 258 | 175 | 175 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 242 | 242 | 252 | 374 | 255 |
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