Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
27.3°C
2.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Croatan today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
22
6
6
6
7
15
24
22
20
20
9
25
16
35
33
36
35
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:06PM1.19m
3:34AM0.92m
4:18PM1.20m
4:45AM0.98m
5:24PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.20m
9:40AM0.10m
10:49PM0.17m
10:47AM0.08m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:24
7:23
 mm
4
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
29
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
25
25
25
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
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