Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 68 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 63 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.20m | 11:24PM0.95m | 11:58AM1.14m | 00:08AM0.88m | 12:44PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.22m | 5:31AM0.20m | 6:25PM0.28m | 6:18AM0.27m | 7:18PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 89 | 86 | 63 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 40 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 59 | 68 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 813 | 1373 | 1268 | 481 | 1137 | 1664 | 1604 | 378 | 137 | 242 | 252 | 1132 | 1132 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 78 | 78 | 176 | 1132 | 1132 | 771 |
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