Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 60 | 82 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 48 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.09m | 10:33AM1.25m | 10:43PM1.02m | 11:15AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.08m | 4:09AM0.05m | 4:48PM0.15m | 4:49AM0.12m | 5:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 29 | 40 | 60 | 82 | 74 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 61 | 53 | 48 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 95 | 176 | 299 | 540 | 852 | 811 | 852 | 1366 | 294 | 1289 | 481 | 1137 | 1137 | 1132 |
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