Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 481 | 403 | 268 | 211 | 142 | 91 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.07m | 9:20AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.02m | 10:00AM1.25m | 10:13PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:38PM0.11m | 3:34AM0.10m | 4:19PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 432 | — | 403 | 268 | 211 | 142 | 91 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 176 | 120 | 94 | 73 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 481 | — | 13 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 242 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 95 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 747 | 622 | 753 |
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