Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.02m | 12:04PM1.23m | 00:23AM0.97m | 12:57PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.14m | 5:40AM0.06m | 6:35PM0.17m | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:36PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 15 | 13 | 46 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 30 | 29 | 13 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 481 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 255 | 314 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 78 | 175 | 0 |
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