Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 49 | 50 | 22 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.22m | 7:56PM1.25m | 8:22AM1.28m | 8:39PM1.21m | 9:07AM1.30m | 9:21PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.01m | 1:44PM-0.02m | 2:11AM-0.02m | 2:33PM-0.01m | 2:51AM-0.02m | 3:18PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 83 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 49 | 50 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1258 | 878 | 78 | 78 | 258 | 290 | 305 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 138 | 349 | 289 | 401 | 138 | 95 | 78 | 299 | 913 | 927 | 1137 | 878 | 334 |
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