Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 58 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 52 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 43 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.19m | 10:55PM0.92m | 11:23AM1.12m | 11:38PM0.87m | 12:08PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.22m | 4:54AM0.23m | 5:48PM0.28m | 5:41AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 53 | 58 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 57 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 197 | 197 | 481 | 540 | 572 | 138 | 1138 | 1138 | 1141 | 745 | 1144 | 1144 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1132 | 1689 | 622 | 283 |
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