Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2894 | 1837 | 2839 | 3010 | 1776 | 1649 | 1447 | 1001 | 1027 | 650 | 560 | 460 | 703 | 659 | 650 | 363 | 400 | 400 | 557 | 229 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.02m | 5:16AM1.02m | 5:32PM1.06m | 6:01AM1.12m | 6:18PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.29m | 10:55PM0.19m | 11:22AM0.22m | 11:39PM0.12m | 12:13PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2894 | — | 1775 | 1909 | 1776 | 1649 | 1447 | 1001 | 1027 | 650 | 560 | 460 | 703 | 659 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1748 | 1837 | 2839 | 3010 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 527 | 459 | 416 | 363 | 400 | 400 | 557 | 229 | 625 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 242 | 33 | 33 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 242 | 242 | 443 | 416 | 401 |
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