Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:08AM0.95m | 1:45PM1.21m | 2:14AM0.94m | 2:55PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.20m | 7:18AM0.14m | 8:28PM0.21m | 8:26AM0.15m | 9:31PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 46 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | S 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 53 | 58 | 45 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 100 | 176 | 1231 | 242 | 1239 | 242 | 176 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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