Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 64 | 98 | 43 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.01m | 9:42PM1.33m | 10:13AM1.02m | 10:35PM1.26m | 11:08AM1.03m | 11:27PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM-0.14m | 4:12AM-0.13m | 4:10PM-0.11m | 5:04AM-0.10m | 5:08PM-0.05m | 5:56AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 29 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 64 | 98 | 43 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | SE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 16 | ESE 7 | NE 3 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | E 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 70 | 28 | 29 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 1268 | 1142 | 119 | 138 | 138 | 78 | 352 | 210 | 294 | 0 | 940 | 913 | 913 | 927 | 927 | 799 | 417 | 283 | 234 | 137 | 175 | 0 | 137 |
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