Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22AM0.91m | 3:06PM1.19m | 3:34AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.21m | 8:34AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.20m | 9:40AM0.10m | 10:49PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 572 | 761 | 540 | 540 | 572 | 294 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1365 | 765 | 242 | 1952 | 176 | 176 | 765 | 465 | 481 | 443 |
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