Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 50 | 55 | 38 | 90 | 76 | 80 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.20m | 4:45AM0.98m | 5:24PM1.23m | 5:49AM1.06m | 6:20PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.17m | 10:47AM0.08m | 11:48PM0.12m | 11:51AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 90 | 76 | 80 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | — | E 11 | NE 8 | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 50 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 745 | 423 | 356 | 356 | 197 | 395 | 292 | 280 | 317 | 210 | 196 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 16 | 1265 | 1001 | 242 | 0 |
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