Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 107 | 111 | 113 | 93 | 92 | 72 | 17 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 91 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:36AM1.36m | 11:02PM1.01m | 11:30AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.00m | 4:08AM-0.01m | 5:07PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.03m | 6:06PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 111 | 113 | 93 | 92 | 72 | 17 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 91 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 71 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 242 | 1258 | 418 | 137 | 137 | 10 | 252 | 378 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 242 | 242 |
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