Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.4°C
2.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
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)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
18
30
11
12
28
42
49
65
86
135
176
223
229
203
198
160
127
100
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:51AM0.80m
2:35PM1.00m
2:57AM0.80m
3:40PM1.00m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.36m
8:07AM0.35m
9:12PM0.36m
9:07AM0.35m
10:07PM0.34m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
31
28
27
25
24
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
24
25
27
27
25
25
25
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