Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). 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 (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 00:09AM0.98m | 12:42PM1.26m | 1:08AM0.95m | 1:45PM1.21m | 2:14AM0.94m | 2:55PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.20m | 7:18AM0.14m | 8:28PM0.21m | 8:26AM0.15m | 9:31PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 33 | — | 32 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 7 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 31 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 138 | 176 | 1239 | 1239 | 1242 | 374 | 409 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 119 | 0 |
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