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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
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Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Croatan today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | |
316 | 387 | 362 | 428 | 503 | 547 | 493 | 427 | 293 | 246 | 207 | 127 | 104 | 62 | 69 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:48AM0.82m | 10:05PM1.06m | 10:30AM0.82m | 10:45PM1.03m | 11:13AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.07m | 3:38PM0.13m | 4:27AM0.09m | 4:20PM0.16m | 5:07AM0.10m | 5:05PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 427 | 293 | 246 | 207 | 127 | 104 | 62 | 69 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 25 | 45 | 32 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
316 | 387 | 362 | 428 | 503 | 547 | 493 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 385 | 255 | 255 | 418 | 469 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 481 | 385 | 481 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 242 | 242 | 1700 | 1689 | 481 | 0 |
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