Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.25m | 10:13PM0.97m | 10:41AM1.19m | 10:55PM0.92m | 11:23AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.10m | 4:19PM0.16m | 4:13AM0.17m | 5:02PM0.22m | 4:54AM0.23m | 5:48PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 806 | 746 | 746 | 745 | 289 | 378 | 197 | 378 | 356 | 619 | 980 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 1144 | 1144 | 242 |
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