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) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 98 | 67 | 122 | 129 | 117 | 201 | 176 | 196 | 80 | 205 | 193 | 193 | 157 | 222 | 240 | 106 | 211 | 176 | 168 | 172 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.04m | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:39PM1.02m | 5:10AM1.21m | 5:25PM1.01m | 5:54AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:31AM0.12m | 10:43PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.10m | 11:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 98 | 67 | 2 | 129 | 117 | 201 | 169 | 157 | 80 | 177 | 186 | 3 | 157 | 222 | 190 | 106 | 211 | 176 | 168 | 172 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 122 | — | — | 135 | 176 | 196 | 35 | 205 | 193 | 193 | — | 210 | 240 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 481 | 1231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 643 | 2021 | 1964 | 1689 | 878 | 694 | 643 | 643 | 439 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 242 |
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