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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | |
27 | 70 | 69 | 78 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 47 | 73 | 143 | 171 | 187 | 187 | 226 | 183 | 173 | 163 | 143 | 138 | 123 | 190 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:19PM0.97m | 00:41AM1.11m | 1:20PM0.96m | 1:39AM1.02m | 2:23PM0.98m | 2:40AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.02m | 7:18AM0.02m | 7:31PM0.07m | 8:13AM0.04m | 8:37PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 23 | 70 | 69 | 78 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 187 | 187 | 226 | 183 | 173 | 163 | 143 | 138 | 123 | 190 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 44 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 23 | 36 | 44 | 41 | 47 | 73 | 143 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 465 | 469 | 481 | 46 | 106 | 141 | 106 | 138 | 176 | 2218 | 2218 | 176 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 481 | 481 | 33 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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