Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM0.93m | 1:58PM1.20m | 2:22AM0.91m | 3:06PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.20m | 7:31AM0.11m | 8:40PM0.21m | 8:34AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | ENE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | ENE 5 | — | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | NE 7 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 16 | 175 | 228 | 352 | 299 | 352 | 572 | 1231 | 540 | 176 | 294 | 697 | 138 | 299 | 2208 | 2301 | 294 | 78 |
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