Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.17m | 1:05AM0.98m | 1:37PM1.11m | 2:16AM1.01m | 2:45PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.13m | 8:09PM0.15m | 8:25AM0.14m | 9:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 13 | — | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | — | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 46 | 6 | — | — | 29 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1966 | 481 | 2146 | 1957 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 1988 | 2009 | 1604 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 852 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 242 | 242 |
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