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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 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 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 75 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 47 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.23m | 00:23AM0.97m | 12:57PM1.22m | 1:18AM0.93m | 1:58PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.06m | 6:35PM0.17m | 6:32AM0.09m | 7:36PM0.20m | 7:31AM0.11m | 8:40PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 75 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SE 7 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | 5 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 78 | 481 | 1258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 360 | 418 | 572 | 572 |
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