Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 68 | 73 | 84 | 88 | 109 | 112 | 154 | 158 | 184 | 222 | 227 | 201 | 196 | 166 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.06m | 3:23AM1.08m | 3:46PM1.04m | 4:21AM1.15m | 4:39PM1.02m | 5:10AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.14m | 9:04PM0.12m | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:31AM0.12m | 10:43PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 13 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 68 | 73 | 84 | 88 | 109 | 112 | 154 | 158 | — | — | 3 | 173 | — | 166 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | E 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 222 | 227 | 201 | 196 | — | 201 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 481 | 481 | 242 | 242 | 100 | 0 | 242 | 16 | 481 | 481 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 440 | 1952 | 813 | 694 | 334 | 334 |
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