Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 1.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 54 | 133 | 462 | 638 | 780 | 952 | 1124 | 1202 | 1509 | 1807 | 1791 | 2116 | 2195 | 2263 | 2261 | 2471 | 3377 | 4064 | 4889 | 4549 | 4075 | 3618 | 3080 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.84m | 12:57PM1.01m | 1:20AM0.82m | 1:52PM0.98m | 2:21AM0.82m | 2:51PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.34m | 7:33AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:33AM0.36m | 9:20PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 971 | 4889 | 3059 | 2826 | 3618 | 3080 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 54 | 133 | 462 | 638 | 780 | 952 | 1124 | 1202 | 1509 | 1807 | 1791 | 2116 | 2195 | 2263 | 2261 | 2471 | 3377 | 4064 | 4619 | 4549 | 4075 | 3466 | 2993 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1076 | 294 | 242 | 1083 | 1231 | 1142 | 1142 | 800 | 1365 | 761 | 800 | 467 | 1365 | 462 | 1604 | 378 | 374 | 374 | 378 | 1966 | 378 | 374 | 252 | 252 |
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