Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 7 | N 4 | NNE 4 | SE 8 | N 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 64 | 43 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:56AM0.81m | 3:49PM1.04m | 3:54AM0.76m | 4:43PM1.05m | 4:53AM0.73m | 5:32PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.18m | 9:59AM0.10m | 11:09PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | S 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 64 | 43 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 29 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 175 | 137 | 175 | 462 | 465 | 260 | 242 | 242 | 176 | 0 | 175 | 356 | 404 | 422 | 356 | 356 | 418 | 487 | 567 | 2301 | 1132 | 1132 | 927 |
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