Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 99 | 105 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 77 | 147 | 168 | 270 | 431 | 531 | 751 | 989 | 1101 | 1354 | 1589 | 1691 | 1795 | 2006 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:40PM1.03m | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:30PM1.07m | 5:56AM0.98m | 6:14PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.30m | 11:03AM0.29m | 11:43PM0.23m | 11:55AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 99 | 105 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 77 | 147 | 168 | 270 | 431 | 531 | 751 | 989 | 1101 | 1354 | 1589 | 1691 | 1795 | 2006 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1147 | 1142 | 1239 | 1365 | 632 | 242 | 242 | 252 | 374 | 1268 | 252 | 242 | 299 | 242 | 242 | 1664 | 2009 | 2009 | 1388 | 1076 |
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