Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2837 | 2641 | 2465 | 2100 | 1867 | 1642 | 1568 | 1410 | 1459 | 1538 | 1538 | 1672 | 1704 | 1913 | 2017 | 2147 | 2235 | 2268 | 2315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:51PM0.97m | 3:27AM0.86m | 3:50PM0.99m | 4:26AM0.93m | 4:44PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.30m | 9:32AM0.34m | 10:08PM0.25m | 10:29AM0.29m | 10:55PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2697 | 2440 | 2221 | 2000 | 1848 | 1642 | — | — | 1459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2147 | 2235 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 2837 | 2641 | 2465 | 2100 | 1867 | 1626 | 1568 | 1410 | 1410 | 1538 | 1538 | 1672 | 1704 | 1913 | 2017 | 2017 | 2222 | 2268 | 2315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 252 | 242 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 242 | 242 |
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