Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.16m | 5:38AM1.13m | 6:03PM1.16m | 6:29AM1.22m | 6:49PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.12m | 11:25PM0.13m | 11:43AM0.09m | 00:14AM0.08m | 12:40PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1075 | 317 | 1076 | 961 | 481 | 481 | 972 | 961 | 969 | 252 | 374 | 242 | 242 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 145 | 165 | 165 |
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