Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 64 | 47 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM0.99m | 8:48PM1.37m | 9:18AM1.01m | 9:42PM1.33m | 10:13AM1.02m | 10:35PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM-0.16m | 3:20AM-0.15m | 3:14PM-0.14m | 4:12AM-0.13m | 4:10PM-0.11m | 5:04AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | E 16 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | NE 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 15 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 6 | E 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 64 | 47 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 470 | 178 | 242 | 526 | 1365 | 1242 | 1231 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 622 | 622 | 622 | 440 |
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