Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.33m | 9:42PM1.12m | 10:05AM1.34m | 10:28PM1.08m | 10:53AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM-0.00m | 3:40PM0.04m | 3:42AM0.01m | 4:29PM0.07m | 4:27AM0.04m | 5:21PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 38 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 0 | 78 | 46 | 78 | 78 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 290 | 175 | 0 |
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