Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 72 | 64 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 66 | 36 | 42 | 87 | 286 | 604 | 674 | 1068 | 1430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM0.87m | 12:08PM1.06m | 00:26AM0.84m | 12:57PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.28m | 5:41AM0.30m | 6:39PM0.32m | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:34PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 72 | 64 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 66 | — | 42 | 87 | 286 | 604 | 674 | 1068 | 1430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1144 | 1144 | 178 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1132 | 386 | 270 | 292 | 299 | 378 | 619 | 1093 | 1142 | 819 | 800 |
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