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) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s 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) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 33 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.04m | 3:54AM0.76m | 4:43PM1.05m | 4:53AM0.73m | 5:32PM1.07m | 5:47AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.18m | 9:59AM0.10m | 11:09PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.12m | 00:03AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:25 |
mm | — | 2 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | E 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 33 | — | 36 | 56 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 0 | 462 | 78 | 242 | 242 | 176 | 242 | 175 | 292 | 401 | 401 | 418 | 356 | 418 | 469 | 594 | 2310 | 1132 | 913 | 386 | 283 | 283 | 196 |
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