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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | ENE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
67 | 29 | 67 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 50 | 24 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.38m | 8:41AM1.01m | 9:02PM1.38m | 9:33AM1.01m | 9:55PM1.35m | 10:27AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM-0.16m | 2:37PM-0.15m | 3:35AM-0.16m | 3:28PM-0.13m | 4:27AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 |
22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 47 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 61 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 7 | E 7 | E 16 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | 24 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 3 |
| kJ | 67 | 28 | 67 | 48 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 2 | 2 | — | 37 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 800 | 622 | 1132 | 439 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 78 | 1231 | 481 | 481 | 481 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2310 |
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