Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
16
59
91
104
53
40
19
23
24
24
24
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:48AM1.11m
11:03PM1.16m
11:39AM1.11m
11:49PM1.06m
12:29PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:50PM-0.03m
5:25AM-0.06m
5:46PM0.04m
6:11AM-0.02m
6:44PM0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
30
30
29
27
28
28
26
26
31
34
35
31
28
27
25
25
27
31
27
25
26
Feels °C
35
31
28
29
31
31
28
28
32
34
34
31
29
29
27
27
29
33
28
28
29
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