
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.19m | 8:48PM0.90m | 9:14AM1.14m | 9:30PM0.87m | 9:55AM1.08m | 10:14PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.10m | 2:54PM0.13m | 2:45AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.17m | 3:26AM0.20m | 4:17PM0.21m | 4:11AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 4 | — | E 9 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 882 | 881 | 927 | 927 | 1051 | 1073 | 356 | 356 | 138 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 324 | 324 | 138 | 324 | 292 | 292 | 324 | 356 | 572 |
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