Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 96 | 106 | 133 | 103 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 75 | 72 | 53 | 71 | 84 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 42 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.40m | 9:21PM1.09m | 9:44AM1.40m | 10:10PM1.05m | 10:36AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.05m | 3:23PM-0.02m | 3:18AM-0.04m | 4:13PM0.00m | 4:08AM-0.01m | 5:07PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 103 | 96 | 106 | 133 | 103 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 75 | 72 | 53 | — | 75 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 42 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 19 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 56 | 33 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 71 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 242 | 481 | 378 | 378 | 242 | 258 | 255 | 803 | 481 | 481 | 33 | 407 | 418 | 137 | 1129 | 10 | 242 | 481 | 175 | 0 |
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