Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 10AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 17 | 36 | 66 | 66 | 109 | 171 | 331 | 637 | 836 | 969 | 577 | 500 | 329 | 448 | 238 | 157 | 109 | 78 | 62 | 41 | 40 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.32m | 8:12PM1.11m | 8:40AM1.32m | 8:52PM1.07m | 9:20AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.05m | 2:19AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.05m | 3:38PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 588 | 577 | 500 | 329 | 448 | 238 | 157 | 109 | 78 | 62 | 41 | 40 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | WSW 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 144 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 36 | 66 | 66 | 109 | 171 | 331 | 637 | 836 | 969 | — | — | 75 | — | 20 | 49 | 39 | 13 | 50 | 68 | 34 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 918 | 913 | 1235 | 927 | 481 | 481 | 868 | 878 | 890 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 694 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 242 | 242 | 0 | 0 |
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