Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 107 | 121 | 110 | 111 | 92 | 70 | 66 | 47 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.09m | 9:44AM1.40m | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:36AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM-0.02m | 3:18AM-0.04m | 4:13PM0.00m | 4:08AM-0.01m | 5:07PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 2 | — | 111 | 110 | 111 | 92 | 70 | 66 | 47 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | 21 | — | 8 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 73 | 107 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 385 | 385 | 242 | 294 | 255 | 467 | 481 | 481 | 255 | 33 | 175 | 175 | 137 | 137 | 242 | 385 | 175 | 16 |
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