Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 50 | 51 | 88 | 101 | 131 | 116 | 85 | 74 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.98m | 12:28PM1.24m | 00:58AM0.97m | 1:30PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.10m | 6:02AM0.08m | 7:08PM0.14m | 7:08AM0.11m | 8:11PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 61 | 50 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 88 | 101 | 131 | 116 | 85 | 74 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 145 | 242 | 242 | 585 | 1952 | 1141 | 33 | 33 | 197 | 356 | 175 | 252 | 481 | 1966 | 1957 | 481 | 1952 | 1952 |
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