Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
28.4°C
4.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
32
10
10
26
23
31
50
55
38
90
76
80
49
47
46
32
31
34
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:18PM1.20m
4:45AM0.98m
5:24PM1.23m
5:49AM1.06m
6:20PM1.25m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.17m
10:47AM0.08m
11:48PM0.12m
11:51AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
24
25
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
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