Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 82 | 136 | 133 | 65 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.02m | 10:35PM1.26m | 11:08AM1.03m | 11:27PM1.18m | 12:03PM1.03m | 00:18AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM-0.13m | 4:10PM-0.11m | 5:04AM-0.10m | 5:08PM-0.05m | 5:56AM-0.06m | 6:09PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 82 | 136 | 133 | 65 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | E 16 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 13 | S 3 | E 13 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 7 | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 242 | 138 | 299 | 1129 | 2554 | 955 | 880 | 622 | 1239 | 955 | 2845 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 175 | 137 | 137 | 106 | 137 | 137 | 165 |
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