
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 77 | 83 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56AM0.81m | 3:49PM1.04m | 3:54AM0.76m | 4:43PM1.05m | 4:53AM0.73m | 5:32PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.18m | 9:59AM0.10m | 11:09PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.12m | 00:03AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | SE 7 |
24 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | — | — | S 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 4 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | E 9 | E 8 | NE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | N 2 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 83 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 28 | 21 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 175 | 175 | 462 | 462 | 294 | 374 | 242 | 176 | 242 | 175 | 356 | 292 | 401 | 349 | 356 | 138 | 138 | 543 | 2310 | 1132 | 1132 | 811 | 386 |
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