Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 64 | 69 | 48 | 76 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.23m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:20PM1.25m | 6:45AM1.15m | 7:10PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.08m | 11:48PM0.12m | 11:51AM0.04m | 00:41AM0.06m | 12:50PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 64 | 69 | 48 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 14 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 418 | 404 | 210 | 185 | 175 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 1132 | 481 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 78 | 78 | 481 | 1664 | 481 | 481 |
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