Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 166 | 363 | 522 | 522 | 638 | 920 | 1247 | 1463 | 1760 | 1845 | 2223 | 2443 | 2632 | 2947 | 3033 | 3368 | 3425 | 3482 | 3244 | 3146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.07m | 5:56AM0.98m | 6:14PM1.11m | 6:38AM1.06m | 6:55PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.29m | 11:43PM0.23m | 11:55AM0.23m | 00:25AM0.16m | 12:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 128 | 166 | 363 | 522 | 522 | 638 | 920 | 1247 | 1463 | 1760 | 1845 | 2223 | 2443 | 2632 | 2947 | 3033 | 3368 | 3425 | 3482 | 3244 | 3146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1142 | 1142 | 793 | 374 | 294 | 1271 | 242 | 1147 | 1966 | 1664 | 1664 | 1373 | 661 | 661 | 1073 | 1260 | 1132 | 1129 | 1129 | 1175 | 385 |
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