Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 49 | 65 | 86 | 135 | 176 | 223 | 229 | 203 | 198 | 160 | 127 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.80m | 2:35PM1.00m | 2:57AM0.80m | 3:40PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.36m | 8:07AM0.35m | 9:12PM0.36m | 9:07AM0.35m | 10:07PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | 229 | 203 | 198 | 160 | 127 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 49 | 65 | 86 | 135 | 176 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 145 | 176 | 176 | 765 | 745 | 745 | 745 | 1141 | 1137 | 803 | 803 | 242 | 242 | 176 | 242 | 1132 | 434 | 299 |
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