Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 28 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
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-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.20m | 4:45AM0.98m | 5:24PM1.23m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:20PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.10m | 10:49PM0.17m | 10:47AM0.08m | 11:48PM0.12m | 11:51AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 57 | 28 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 11 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 31 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 793 | 745 | 462 | 462 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 317 | 196 | 197 | 314 | 540 | 423 | 210 | 317 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 0 |
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