Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 67 | 50 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.02m | 10:00AM1.25m | 10:13PM0.97m | 10:41AM1.19m | 10:55PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:38PM0.11m | 3:34AM0.10m | 4:19PM0.16m | 4:13AM0.17m | 5:02PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 211 | 65 | 50 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 67 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | E 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 7 | — | E 11 | ESE 7 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 20 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 210 | 352 | 260 | 242 | 175 | 137 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 138 | 764 | 748 | 747 | 434 | 361 | 361 | 228 |
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