Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 27 | 48 | 27 | 85 | 113 | 405 | 615 | 673 | 836 | 987 | 1182 | 1445 | 1770 | 1755 | 2023 | 2195 | 2410 | 2619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.84m | 12:57PM1.01m | 1:20AM0.82m | 1:52PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.34m | 7:33AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | NNW 2 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 27 | 48 | 2 | 85 | 113 | 405 | 615 | 673 | 836 | 987 | 1182 | 1445 | 1770 | 1755 | 2023 | 2195 | 2410 | 2619 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 361 | 349 | 981 | 852 | 619 | 1083 | 1093 | 1142 | 1148 | 1231 | 1365 | 1365 | 745 | 467 | 467 | 378 | 378 | 374 |
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