Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.28m | 8:39PM1.21m | 9:07AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.16m | 9:51AM1.29m | 10:02PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM-0.02m | 2:33PM-0.01m | 2:51AM-0.02m | 3:18PM0.03m | 3:30AM0.00m | 4:03PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1231 | 572 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 916 | 916 | 913 | 1137 | 902 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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