Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 71 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.25m | 8:22AM1.28m | 8:39PM1.21m | 9:07AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM-0.02m | 2:11AM-0.02m | 2:33PM-0.01m | 2:51AM-0.02m | 3:18PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 3 | W 3 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | — | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 71 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 197 | 197 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 138 | 138 | 572 | 292 | 418 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 882 | 1137 | 1137 | 484 | 0 |
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