Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 123 | 126 | 93 | 65 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.03m | 11:27PM1.18m | 12:03PM1.03m | 00:18AM1.09m | 12:59PM1.03m | 1:09AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM-0.10m | 5:08PM-0.05m | 5:56AM-0.06m | 6:09PM0.02m | 6:48AM-0.03m | 7:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 76 | 123 | 126 | 93 | 65 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | — | E 5 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 28 | 16 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1239 | 622 | 2865 | 927 | 175 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 197 | 78 | 106 | 0 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 378 | 299 | 356 | 487 | 356 |
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