Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 104 | 117 | 121 | 98 | 103 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.28m | 6:32AM0.94m | 6:59PM1.34m | 7:28AM0.97m | 7:53PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM-0.08m | 00:39AM-0.06m | 12:29PM-0.11m | 1:35AM-0.11m | 1:25PM-0.14m | 2:28AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 98 | 103 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 9 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SW 3 | W 3 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 104 | 117 | 121 | — | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 217 | 361 | 197 | 4 | 242 | 138 | 138 | 176 | 594 | 349 | 356 | 337 | 349 | 391 | 418 | 697 | 725 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 78 |
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