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January 1st 2012

11:30 am 1 Jan 2012

Hurricane Katia Saint Augustine Florida, A Street

4:28 pm 6 Sep 2011

Croatan ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Croatan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Virginia)

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Name: Croatan
Type: beach/Jetty
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: ESE Offshore Wind: W

Croatan in Virginia is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Best around high tide. It's often crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Croatan Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Croatan:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Damneck Naval Base 0 mi
Second closest break Camp Pendleton 1 mi
Third closest break 1st Street Jetty 1 mi
Fourth closest break Virginia Beach 2 mi
Fifth closest break 42nd St VA Beach 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Croatan:

Closest wave buoy Jamestown Buoy 53 mi
Second closest wave buoy Stingray Point Buoy 55 mi
Third closest wave buoy Virginia Beach Buoy 63 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Potomac Buoy 88 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Diamond Shoals Buoy 126 mi

Tide stations nearest to Croatan:

Closest tide station Inside channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia 3 mi
Second closest tide station Interior channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia 3 mi
Third closest tide station Lake Rudee, south end, Virginia 3 mi
Fourth closest tide station Rudee Heights, Lake Wesley, Virginia 3 mi
Fifth closest tide station Rudee Inlet entrance, Virginia 3 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Croatan:

Closest ski area Wintergreen Resort (United States) 178 mi
Second closest ski area Massanutten (United States) 191 mi
Third closest ski area Bryce Resort (United States) 206 mi
Fourth closest ski area Ski Liberty (United States) 219 mi
Fifth closest ski area The Homestead Ski Area (United States) 229 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Croatan:

Closest city location Virginia Beach (United States) 4 mi
Second closest city location Chesapeake (United States) 18 mi
Third closest city location Norfolk (United States) 19 mi
Fourth closest city location Portsmouth (United States) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Portsmouth Heights (United States) 23 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Croatan is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU) in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Croatan is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), also in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away.
  • Third is Norfolk Ns Airport (NGU) in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away.
  • Langley Afb (Hampton) Airport (LFI) in USA is 49 km (30 miles) away.
  • Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Croatan and is 61 km (38 miles) away.
Croatan break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Croatan, United-States - Virginia. Use the tab navigation above to view Croatan sea temperature, Croatan photographs, Croatan detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Croatan webcams, current wind from United-States - Virginia live weather stations and Croatan tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Croatan.