Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 46 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 56 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 49 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.94m | 2:55PM1.17m | 3:28AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.16m | 4:38AM1.05m | 5:09PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.15m | 9:31PM0.21m | 9:35AM0.14m | 10:31PM0.18m | 10:41AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 49 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 51 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 14 | — | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | E 14 | SE 7 | E 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 56 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 49 | 58 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 292 | 356 | 356 | 290 | 484 | 175 | 1952 | 1140 | 2208 | 2462 | 33 | 481 | 481 |
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