Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1490 | 1338 | 1484 | 1466 | 1628 | 1724 | 1866 | 1935 | 2077 | 3338 | 3750 | 2213 | 1866 | 1744 | 1267 | 1234 | 711 | 627 | 560 | 452 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:50PM0.99m | 4:26AM0.93m | 4:44PM1.02m | 5:16AM1.02m | 5:32PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.34m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:29AM0.29m | 10:55PM0.19m | 11:22AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2144 | 2208 | 2213 | 1866 | 1744 | 1267 | 1234 | 711 | 627 | 560 | 452 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1490 | 1338 | 1466 | 1466 | 1628 | 1724 | 1866 | 1935 | 2077 | 3338 | 3750 | — | — | — | 43 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 |
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