Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 168 | 113 | 73 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.29m | 8:58PM1.16m | 9:21AM1.33m | 9:42PM1.12m | 10:05AM1.34m | 10:28PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.04m | 3:01AM-0.00m | 3:40PM0.04m | 3:42AM0.01m | 4:29PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 229 | 168 | 113 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | N 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 344 | 106 | 78 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 10 | 137 | 16 | 0 |
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