Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 363 | 461 | 471 | 159 | 391 | 157 | 235 | 176 | 181 | 191 | 231 | 208 | 139 | 152 | 159 | 180 | 179 | 121 | 137 | 140 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.12m | 7:26AM1.31m | 7:47PM1.12m | 8:10AM1.37m | 8:33PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.07m | 1:06AM0.00m | 1:48PM0.01m | 1:49AM-0.03m | 2:35PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 53 | 79 | — | — | — | 105 | 119 | 119 | 78 | 99 | 85 | 107 | 137 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 106 | 106 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 179 | 121 | 103 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 47 | 39 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 371 | 363 | 461 | 471 | 159 | 391 | 157 | 235 | 176 | 181 | 191 | 231 | 208 | 139 | 152 | 159 | 180 | 93 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 234 | 280 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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