Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 75 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.25m | 6:45AM1.15m | 7:10PM1.26m | 7:35AM1.22m | 7:56PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.04m | 00:41AM0.06m | 12:50PM0.00m | 1:28AM0.01m | 1:44PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 75 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1368 | 481 | 481 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 2208 | 1664 | 1664 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 643 | 78 | 78 | 197 | 361 | 185 | 175 |
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