Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
26.0°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
36
36
61
40
39
39
39
39
37
36
36
23
22
22
22
22
26
31
24
24
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:51AM1.03m
8:09PM1.17m
8:31AM1.09m
8:47PM1.17m
9:10AM1.15m
9:26PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.12m
2:21AM0.06m
2:35PM0.09m
2:57AM0.03m
3:17PM0.08m
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
2
3
4
6
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
27
28
27
28
26
25
24
24
25
27
26
25
25
24
23
23
25
27
27
25
24
Feels °C
28
28
30
28
27
28
28
27
26
27
28
30
28
27
27
26
25
26
28
30
30
28
27
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