
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 57 | 56 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.76m | 4:43PM1.05m | 4:53AM0.73m | 5:32PM1.07m | 5:47AM0.73m | 6:17PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.10m | 11:09PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.12m | 00:03AM0.16m | 11:35AM0.12m | 00:51AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | — | — | ESE 10 |
16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
29 | 26 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 56 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 242 | 95 | 176 | 401 | 418 | 356 | 356 | 413 | 485 | 594 | 1239 | 1132 | 916 | 927 | 385 | 290 | 267 | 228 | 378 | 416 | 196 | 217 | 175 |
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