Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 63 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 105 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 75 | 113 | 176 | 222 | 437 | 589 | 778 | 932 | 1058 | 1528 | 2085 | 2038 | 2122 | 2383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:40PM1.03m | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:30PM1.07m | 5:56AM0.98m | 6:14PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.30m | 11:03AM0.29m | 11:43PM0.23m | 11:55AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 63 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 105 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 75 | 113 | 176 | 222 | 437 | 589 | 778 | 932 | 1058 | 1528 | 2085 | 2038 | 2122 | 2383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 1142 | 1142 | 1365 | 927 | 242 | 1142 | 1231 | 1076 | 481 | 242 | 176 | 1271 | 165 | 1147 | 242 | 1147 | 2301 | 1366 | 933 |
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