Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 54 | 17 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 68 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.16m | 7:15AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.14m | 7:58AM1.32m | 8:12PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:30PM0.05m | 1:40AM0.02m | 2:16PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 17 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 68 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 299 | 176 | 176 | 242 | 1929 | 1935 | 1952 | 481 | 927 | 944 | 1076 | 1553 | 878 | 868 |
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