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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 80 | 110 | 141 | 198 | 285 | 443 | 910 | 623 | 510 | 468 | 346 | 481 | 289 | 206 | 130 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 39 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 678 | 623 | 510 | 468 | 346 | 321 | 289 | 206 | 130 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 117 | 105 | 85 | 55 | 29 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 80 | 110 | 141 | 198 | 285 | 443 | 910 | — | — | — | 61 | 481 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 38 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 921 | 927 | 890 | 872 | 481 | 799 | 878 | 119 | 46 | 0 | 175 | 185 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 137 | 260 | 258 | 242 | 175 | 0 |
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