Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 102 | 189 | 249 | 323 | 284 | 235 | 191 | 159 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.03m | 1:51AM0.80m | 2:35PM1.00m | 2:57AM0.80m | 3:40PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.32m | 8:15PM0.36m | 8:07AM0.35m | 9:12PM0.36m | 9:07AM0.35m | 10:07PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 235 | 191 | 159 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 102 | 189 | 249 | 323 | 284 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 540 | 78 | 572 | 106 | 138 | 242 | 778 | 745 | 745 | 485 | 1141 | 1137 | 803 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 1132 | 374 |
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