Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 88 | 116 | 109 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 201 | 176 | 180 | 184 | 184 | 217 | 166 | 196 | 224 | 80 | 197 | 161 | 141 | 116 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM1.08m | 3:46PM1.04m | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:39PM1.02m | 5:10AM1.21m | 5:25PM1.01m | 5:54AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:31AM0.12m | 10:43PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.10m | 11:27PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 33 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 88 | 98 | 109 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 201 | 3 | 3 | 164 | 177 | 217 | 166 | — | 177 | 80 | 197 | 161 | 141 | 116 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 176 | 180 | 184 | 184 | 205 | — | 196 | 224 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 1239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 126 | 1689 | 800 | 694 | 401 | 210 | 401 | 395 | 210 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 |
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