Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 29 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.20m | 2:22AM0.91m | 3:06PM1.19m | 3:34AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.11m | 8:40PM0.21m | 8:34AM0.12m | 9:45PM0.20m | 9:40AM0.10m | 10:49PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | N 3 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 29 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 138 | 572 | 944 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 299 | 294 | 138 | 299 | 2009 | 793 | 808 | 78 | 138 | 242 | 242 | 462 | 540 | 594 | 469 | 356 |
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