Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.22m | 1:18AM0.93m | 1:58PM1.20m | 2:22AM0.91m | 3:06PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.20m | 7:31AM0.11m | 8:40PM0.21m | 8:34AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 185 | 175 | 175 | 14 | 356 | 175 | 572 | 572 | 803 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 927 | 138 | 138 | 778 | 2301 | 378 | 352 |
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