Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 87 | 90 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.15m | 7:10PM1.26m | 7:35AM1.22m | 7:56PM1.25m | 8:22AM1.28m | 8:39PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.00m | 1:28AM0.01m | 1:44PM-0.02m | 2:11AM-0.02m | 2:33PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 87 | 90 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 78 | 145 | 1664 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 1258 | 927 | 808 | 228 | 197 | 197 | 175 | 175 | 378 | 175 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 469 | 542 | 540 |
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