Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.25m | 6:45AM1.15m | 7:10PM1.26m | 7:35AM1.22m | 7:56PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.06m | 12:50PM0.00m | 1:28AM0.01m | 1:44PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 242 | 0 | 78 | 119 | 78 | 481 | 1664 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 299 | 78 | 78 | 255 | 204 | 175 | 175 |
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