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) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 133 | 131 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 68 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 96 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 41 | 158 | 254 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 133 | 131 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 64 | 68 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 96 | 16 | 24 | — | — | 41 | 158 | 254 | 478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 1260 | 1142 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 1147 | 1242 | 1239 | 927 | 92 | 1142 | 242 | 484 | 33 | 242 | 242 |
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