Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 64 | 75 | 90 | 96 | 79 | 89 | 57 | 100 | 48 | 41 | 50 | 72 | 62 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 43 | 36 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.17m | 3:28AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.16m | 4:38AM1.05m | 5:09PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.21m | 9:35AM0.14m | 10:31PM0.18m | 10:41AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 63 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 15 | SE 6 | E 15 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 90 | 96 | 79 | 89 | 6 | 100 | 48 | 41 | 50 | 72 | 62 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 43 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 119 | 86 | 255 | 175 | 175 | 197 | 197 | 292 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 808 | 481 | 955 | 957 | 967 | 175 | 481 |
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