Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3310 | 4691 | 5077 | 3113 | 4346 | 4638 | 3049 | 1704 | 1388 | 1069 | 773 | 686 | 617 | 533 | 346 | 250 | 171 | 115 | 76 | 73 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.17m | 7:58AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.18m | 8:38AM1.29m | 8:58PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.11m | 1:43AM0.05m | 2:11PM0.06m | 2:21AM0.01m | 2:55PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3310 | 3091 | 3198 | 3113 | 4346 | 3052 | 3049 | 1704 | 1388 | 1069 | 773 | 686 | 617 | 533 | 346 | 250 | 171 | 115 | 76 | 73 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | — | ENE 12 | NE 13 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2828 | 4691 | 5077 | — | 2956 | 4638 | — | 126 | 124 | 133 | 128 | 94 | 68 | 49 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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