Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 144 | 171 | 297 | 531 | 740 | 630 | 724 | 532 | 569 | 650 | 260 | 171 | 130 | 106 | 88 | 60 | 40 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.11m | 8:40AM1.32m | 8:52PM1.07m | 9:20AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:19AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:38PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 569 | 554 | 509 | — | 422 | 448 | 260 | 171 | 130 | 106 | 88 | 60 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 86 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 109 | 144 | 171 | 297 | 531 | 740 | 630 | 724 | 532 | 569 | 650 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 34 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 910 | 878 | 868 | 918 | 910 | 799 | 799 | 694 | 694 | 283 | 0 | 210 | 210 | 137 | 1 | 255 | 242 | 137 | 0 |
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