Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Croatan today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 72 | 64 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:01AM0.89m | 2:52PM1.03m | 2:56AM0.81m | 3:49PM1.04m | 3:54AM0.76m | 4:43PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.04m | 9:14PM0.16m | 9:13AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.18m | 9:59AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 72 | 64 | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 572 | 1373 | 2865 | 2908 | 1142 | 2892 | 712 | 16 | 137 | 137 | 175 | 356 | 409 | 242 | 175 | 242 | 242 | 356 | 242 | 242 | 292 | 567 | 356 |
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