Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 68 | 36 | 52 | 73 | 110 | 227 | 363 | 740 | 778 | 1011 | 792 | 509 | 530 | 413 | 268 | 161 | 133 | 98 | 88 | 62 | 41 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.32m | 8:12PM1.11m | 8:40AM1.32m | 8:52PM1.07m | 9:20AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.02m | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:19AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:38PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 612 | 653 | 601 | — | 321 | 413 | 268 | 161 | 133 | 98 | 88 | 62 | 40 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 84 | 68 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 68 | 36 | 52 | 73 | 110 | 227 | 363 | 740 | 778 | 1011 | 792 | 509 | 530 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 38 | 66 | 41 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1929 | 918 | 913 | 918 | 964 | 1294 | 481 | 481 | 799 | 696 | 808 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 188 | 175 | 210 | 0 | 137 | 260 | 242 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
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