Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 12 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:58AM1.14m | 00:08AM0.88m | 12:44PM1.08m | 00:56AM0.83m | 1:36PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.28m | 6:18AM0.27m | 7:18PM0.33m | 7:10AM0.32m | 8:15PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 1132 | 1132 | 242 | 242 | 95 | 78 | 242 | 78 | 138 | 1132 | 811 | 852 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 78 | 78 | 172 | 1129 | 78 |
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