Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 117 | 201 | 176 | 72 | 80 | 150 | 157 | 215 | 210 | 205 | 235 | 80 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 168 | 139 | 129 | 129 | 124 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:39PM1.02m | 5:10AM1.21m | 5:25PM1.01m | 5:54AM1.25m | 6:08PM0.99m | 6:35AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.12m | 10:43PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.10m | 11:27PM0.05m | 12:15PM0.08m | 00:09AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 117 | 201 | — | 72 | 80 | 150 | 157 | 202 | 193 | 177 | 186 | 80 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 168 | 139 | 129 | 129 | 124 | 121 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 135 | 176 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 215 | 210 | 205 | 235 | 55 | 27 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 43 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 878 | 694 | 1273 | 1952 | 694 | 443 | 643 | 434 | 439 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 242 | 176 | 186 | 242 |
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