Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.3
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
37
37
37
45
48
37
35
33
33
32
42
46
62
61
78
64
66
66
42
41
29
70
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM1.21m
2:14AM0.94m
2:55PM1.17m
3:28AM0.98m
4:06PM1.16m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.14m
8:28PM0.21m
8:26AM0.15m
9:31PM0.21m
9:35AM0.14m
10:31PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:44
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6:43
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6:42
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3
2
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
23
21
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
24
20
17
18
17
19
20
20
21
23
23
22
23
23
22
20
19
19
20
17
18
19
16
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