Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 4 | E 7 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 49 | 43 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 63 |
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 | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.21m | 2:14AM0.94m | 2:55PM1.17m | 3:28AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.21m | 8:26AM0.15m | 9:31PM0.21m | 9:35AM0.14m | 10:31PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 49 | 43 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SE 7 | — | — | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 37 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 176 | 242 | 242 | 176 | 176 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 292 | 765 | 317 | 811 |
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