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 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 43 | 64 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.25m | 8:22AM1.28m | 8:39PM1.21m | 9:07AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM-0.02m | 2:33PM-0.01m | 2:51AM-0.02m | 3:18PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 3 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 43 | 64 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 228 | 4 | 14 | 137 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1137 | 572 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 916 | 927 | 178 | 1137 | 1137 | 0 |
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