Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
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 Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 46 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 67 | 52 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM0.99m | 8:48PM1.37m | 9:18AM1.01m | 9:42PM1.33m | 10:13AM1.02m | 10:35PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM-0.14m | 2:20PM-0.16m | 3:20AM-0.15m | 3:14PM-0.14m | 4:12AM-0.13m | 4:10PM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 |
40 | 46 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | WSW 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | — | NE 6 | — |
5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NNE 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
2 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 2 | SE 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
5 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 67 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 260 | 242 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 355 | 299 | 242 | 967 | 1368 | 0 | 1231 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 353 | 401 | 593 |
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