Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 100 | 339 | 729 | 846 | 886 | 1010 | 1147 | 1242 | 1563 | 1791 | 1994 | 2131 | 2169 | 2242 | 2429 | 2671 | 2997 | 3278 | 2483 | 3462 | 2948 | 3026 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.01m | 1:20AM0.82m | 1:52PM0.98m | 2:21AM0.82m | 2:51PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.34m | 7:33AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:33AM0.36m | 9:20PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 725 | 2430 | 2831 | 2687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 100 | 339 | 729 | 846 | 886 | 1010 | 1147 | 1242 | 1563 | 1791 | 1994 | 2131 | 2169 | 2242 | 2429 | 2671 | 2997 | 3278 | 2483 | 3462 | 2948 | 3026 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 852 | 852 | 655 | 1145 | 1142 | 1142 | 1260 | 1239 | 469 | 1239 | 467 | 462 | 385 | 465 | 1132 | 252 | 252 | 374 | 378 | 374 | 374 | 252 | 242 |
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