Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1388 | 1610 | 1716 | 1759 | 1857 | 1808 | 1925 | 2491 | 3298 | 3833 | 3773 | 3199 | 2721 | 1641 | 2243 | 2010 | 2148 | 2022 | 1622 | 1693 | 1724 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:52PM0.98m | 2:21AM0.82m | 2:51PM0.97m | 3:27AM0.86m | 3:50PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:33AM0.36m | 9:20PM0.30m | 9:32AM0.34m | 10:08PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3706 | 3648 | 2831 | 2568 | 1641 | — | — | 2148 | 2022 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 6 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 1388 | 1610 | 1716 | 1759 | 1857 | 1808 | 1925 | 2491 | 3298 | 3833 | 3773 | 3199 | 2721 | 214 | 2243 | 2010 | 1900 | 1584 | 1622 | 1693 | 1724 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 753 | 469 | 469 | 467 | 1604 | 255 | 374 | 374 | 378 | 374 | 374 | 374 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 374 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 242 |
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