Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.13m | 6:03PM1.16m | 6:29AM1.22m | 6:49PM1.16m | 7:15AM1.28m | 7:32PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.09m | 00:14AM0.08m | 12:40PM0.06m | 00:59AM0.04m | 1:30PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 3 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | W 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 1036 | 242 | 378 | 374 | 299 | 299 | 242 | 138 | 138 | 484 | 299 | 145 | 165 | 78 | 86 | 119 | 242 | 137 | 137 | 1929 | 1210 | 1957 |
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