Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.16m | 6:29AM1.22m | 6:49PM1.16m | 7:15AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.08m | 12:40PM0.06m | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:30PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NNE 2 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 374 | 242 | 481 | 242 | 242 | 429 | 639 | 178 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 242 | 299 | 2378 | 1664 | 1960 | 1175 |
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