Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.89m | 5:10PM1.20m | 5:35AM0.91m | 6:05PM1.28m | 6:32AM0.94m | 6:59PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM-0.04m | 11:41PM0.01m | 11:33AM-0.08m | 00:39AM-0.06m | 12:29PM-0.11m | 1:35AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | N 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 12 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | — | 13 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 185 | 197 | 175 | 188 | 137 | 356 | 137 | 196 | 175 | 217 | 356 | 10 | 138 | 138 | 242 | 540 | 594 | 572 | 567 | 540 |
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