Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 18 | 35 | 51 | 88 | 130 | 184 | 319 | 686 | 1194 | 807 | 676 | 512 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.14m | 7:58AM1.32m | 8:12PM1.11m | 8:40AM1.32m | 8:52PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:30PM0.05m | 1:40AM0.02m | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:19AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 676 | 512 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 35 | 51 | 88 | 130 | 184 | 319 | 686 | 1194 | 807 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 138 | 242 | 176 | 176 | 242 | 820 | 1929 | 1936 | 1422 | 927 | 964 | 944 | 2009 | 878 | 878 | 799 | 694 | 799 | 878 | 694 | 43 | 447 | 175 |
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