Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3648 | 3251 | 3043 | 3080 | 3678 | 5436 | 3478 | 2925 | 2805 | 2322 | 1866 | 1388 | 1342 | 1216 | 1080 | 923 | 700 | 584 | 416 | 327 | 251 | 235 | 211 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.15m | 7:36PM1.17m | 7:58AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.18m | 8:38AM1.29m | 8:58PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.10m | 1:28PM0.11m | 1:43AM0.05m | 2:11PM0.06m | 2:21AM0.01m | 2:55PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | — | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3648 | 3251 | 3043 | 2196 | 3678 | 3579 | — | — | 2805 | 2322 | 1866 | 1388 | 1342 | 1216 | 1080 | 923 | 700 | 584 | 416 | 327 | 251 | 235 | 211 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 3432 | 3076 | 2945 | 3080 | 3361 | 5436 | 3478 | 2925 | — | 102 | 156 | 186 | 194 | 161 | 124 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 852 | 378 | 374 | 374 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 294 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 0 | 868 | 0 | 138 | 119 | 242 |
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