Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | E 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.20m | 5:35AM0.91m | 6:05PM1.28m | 6:32AM0.94m | 6:59PM1.34m | 7:28AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.01m | 11:33AM-0.08m | 00:39AM-0.06m | 12:29PM-0.11m | 1:35AM-0.11m | 1:25PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 30 |
Feels °C | 35 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | E 9 | N 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | E 9 | N 3 | NNE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 4 | SE 6 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 197 | 349 | 197 | 418 | 137 | 294 | 204 | 197 | 228 | 470 | 176 | 138 | 138 | 567 | 594 | 852 | 356 | 487 | 540 | 540 | 594 | 748 | 1274 |
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