Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.09m | 12:59PM1.03m | 1:09AM0.98m | 1:55PM1.03m | 2:01AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:48AM-0.03m | 7:11PM0.08m | 7:39AM0.01m | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:27AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | N 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | SE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 138 | 178 | 418 | 356 | 138 | 176 | 356 | 1142 | 1142 | 175 | 567 | 526 | 514 | 514 | 2310 | 2911 |
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