Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | E 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 48 | 64 | 109 | 178 | 193 | 203 | 208 | 169 | 135 | 127 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 57 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.80m | 2:35PM1.00m | 2:57AM0.80m | 3:40PM1.00m | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:40PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.35m | 9:12PM0.36m | 9:07AM0.35m | 10:07PM0.34m | 10:06AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 208 | 169 | 135 | 127 | 99 | 78 | 78 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 57 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 48 | 64 | 109 | 178 | 193 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 852 | 745 | 745 | 1141 | 1141 | 1132 | 803 | 378 | 409 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 1260 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 172 | 1132 | 1132 | 1076 |
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