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 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 84 | 121 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.91m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:23 | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 |
21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 121 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 7 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 41 | — | — | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 137 | 514 | 175 | 378 | 361 | 197 | 526 | 260 | 176 | 242 | 852 | 349 | 356 | 337 | 487 | 349 | 418 | 748 | 725 | 2917 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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