Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 35 | 45 | 149 | 387 | 620 | 998 | 1336 | 1794 | 2046 | 2275 | 2500 | 3083 | 3269 | 3682 | 3975 | 4426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.06m | 00:26AM0.84m | 12:57PM1.01m | 1:20AM0.82m | 1:52PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.34m | 7:33AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 60 | 1 | 45 | 149 | 387 | 620 | 998 | 1336 | 1794 | 2046 | 2275 | 2500 | 3083 | 3269 | 3682 | 3975 | 4426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1132 | 423 | 292 | 292 | 138 | 242 | 614 | 242 | 1142 | 1260 | 1268 | 815 | 743 | 743 | 1366 | 1365 | 745 | 1604 | 748 |
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