Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.12m | 10:05AM1.34m | 10:28PM1.08m | 10:53AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.04m | 3:42AM0.01m | 4:29PM0.07m | 4:27AM0.04m | 5:21PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 14 | NNE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 13 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 137 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 176 | 317 | 175 | 0 |
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