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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 / United-States – Virginia / USA

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 13 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.4
NE
1.3
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1.1
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0.8
ENE
0.5
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0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.9
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0.2
ESE
Period (s) (?) 9 14 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 10
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 8 19 167 158 129 74 47 81 67 48 33 24 14 13 12 12 30 11
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW 25
N 30
NNE 20
NE 5
NE 5
NE 20
SE 15
SW 15
NNE 15
NE 5
WNW 10
N 10
ENE 10
SSW 10
SSE 20
SSE 35
SSW 25
SW
Wind State (?) cross-
off
cross cross cross-
on
glass cross-
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cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Croatan blow from the W
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

8:31PM
1.39
8:57AM
1.06

9:23PM
1.36
9:50AM
1.06

10:15PM
1.30
10:43AM
1.05

11:05PM
1.21
11:36AM
1.03

11:55PM
1.12
12:30PM
1.01



Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
-0.18
2:57AM
-0.19

3:00PM
-0.17
3:47AM
-0.17

3:52PM
-0.13
4:37AM
-0.14

4:47PM
-0.06

5:29AM
-0.09
5:46PM
0.01

6:22AM
-0.04
6:48PM
0.08


 

Note: the tide data above is for Inside channel, Rudee Inlet, Virginia which is 5 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Croatan. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Croatan sea temperature is 22.4 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 max: 23.7 min: 17.6 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Summary some clouds clear rain shwrs clear clear clear clear rain shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - 1 - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 24 22 18 18 19 19 21 21 20 22 21 22 23 23 23 25 24 24
Low °C 23 17 17 18 18 18 20 18 19 22 20 20 23 21 20 25 20 20
Chill °C (?) 24 22 17 17 19 19 21 21 20 22 21 22 23 23 23 25 24 24
Sunrise - - 5:45 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43
Sunset 20:19 - - 20:20 - - 20:20 - - 20:21 - - 20:21 - - 20:22 - -
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The above surf forecast table for Croatan provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Croatan can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Croatan surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Croatan) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Croatan may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Croatan is 7 km (4 miles) from the city of Virginia Beach. If you plan a vacation in Virginia, look for hotels and other accommodation in Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.