Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 42 | 88 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.03m | 1:09AM0.98m | 1:55PM1.03m | 2:01AM0.89m | 2:52PM1.03m | 2:56AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.08m | 7:39AM0.01m | 8:13PM0.12m | 8:27AM0.04m | 9:14PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | 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 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 42 | 88 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 44 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 361 | 252 | 356 | 356 | 178 | 138 | 138 | 1265 | 175 | 1147 | 344 | 290 | 572 | 1373 | 2892 | 2218 | 1260 | 416 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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