Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 42 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.03m | 2:01AM0.89m | 2:52PM1.03m | 2:56AM0.81m | 3:49PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.01m | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:27AM0.04m | 9:14PM0.16m | 9:13AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 42 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1142 | 542 | 1147 | 418 | 469 | 469 | 1373 | 2554 | 2218 | 1265 | 2892 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 175 | 138 | 356 | 356 | 175 | 175 |
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