Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 17 | 37 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 87 | 108 | 102 | 88 | 84 | 53 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.36m | 11:02PM1.01m | 11:30AM1.30m | 11:58PM0.98m | 12:28PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.03m | 6:06PM0.10m | 6:02AM0.08m | 7:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 17 | 37 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 18 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 20 | 48 | 87 | 108 | 102 | 88 | 84 | 53 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 242 | 242 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 242 | 242 | 356 | 1141 | 1141 | 33 | 217 | 356 | 356 |
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