Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 199 | 166 | 154 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 96 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 69 | 108 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.37m | 8:33PM1.11m | 8:56AM1.40m | 9:21PM1.09m | 9:44AM1.40m | 10:10PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM-0.02m | 2:33AM-0.05m | 3:23PM-0.02m | 3:18AM-0.04m | 4:13PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 199 | 166 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 96 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 49 | 7 | 108 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 67 | 62 | 154 | 105 | 79 | 65 | 14 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 71 | 69 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 171 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 69 | 92 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 242 | 252 | 252 | 378 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 292 | 255 | 571 | 769 | 481 | 242 |
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