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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | N 4 | N 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.20m | 5:35AM0.91m | 6:05PM1.28m | 6:32AM0.94m | 6:59PM1.34m | 7:28AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | N 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 |
2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
2 | — | 15 | 10 | 42 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 62 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 175 | 185 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 175 | 137 | 175 | 175 | 299 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 175 | 242 | 594 | 416 | 401 | 470 | 487 | 349 | 391 |
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