Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:09AM0.98m | 12:42PM1.26m | 1:08AM0.95m | 1:45PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.16m | 6:15AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.20m | 7:18AM0.14m | 8:28PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 210 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 469 | 694 | 1239 | 1242 |
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