Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 748 | 536 | 409 | 481 | 665 | 289 | 171 | 143 | 68 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.32m | 8:52PM1.07m | 9:20AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.02m | 10:00AM1.25m | 10:13PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:38PM0.11m | 3:34AM0.10m | 4:19PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 748 | 536 | 409 | 244 | 470 | 289 | 171 | 143 | 68 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 125 | 11 | 55 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SW 4 | — | SSE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 524 | — | — | 481 | 665 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 66 | 71 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 868 | 694 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 242 | 242 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 178 | 622 | 852 |
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