Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 152 | 160 | 159 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 100 | 79 | 81 | 65 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 69 | 242 | 542 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57AM0.80m | 3:40PM1.00m | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:40PM1.03m | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:30PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.35m | 10:07PM0.34m | 10:06AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.30m | 11:03AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 152 | 160 | 159 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 100 | 79 | 81 | 65 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 42 | 21 | 23 | 43 | 69 | 102 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 242 | 542 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 283 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1147 | 1147 | 1132 | 1147 | 299 | 46 | 46 | 927 | 1260 | 33 | 1271 | 86 |
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