Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 58 | 93 | 76 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 71 | 58 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 96 | 99 | 77 | 68 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.02m | 11:15AM1.20m | 11:24PM0.95m | 11:58AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.15m | 4:49AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.22m | 5:31AM0.20m | 6:25PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 8 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 96 | 99 | 77 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 58 | 93 | 76 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 71 | 58 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 352 | 1366 | 292 | 745 | 852 | 1365 | 481 | 481 | 1132 | 771 | 378 | 175 | 175 | 242 | 1132 | 210 | 242 | 242 |
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