Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.16m | 7:15AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.14m | 7:58AM1.32m | 8:12PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.06m | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:30PM0.05m | 1:40AM0.02m | 2:16PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 3 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 1129 | 299 | 138 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 95 | 176 | 176 | 242 | 1373 | 1929 | 1935 | 1952 | 972 | 972 | 1076 | 1214 | 1235 | 878 |
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