Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Croatan 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
1
1
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2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.8
NE
6
1.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1568
1686
1748
2929
1775
1747
1569
1649
1247
1099
814
638
531
460
661
659
650
190
186
424
407
214
549
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26AM0.93m
4:44PM1.02m
5:16AM1.02m
5:32PM1.06m
6:01AM1.12m
6:18PM1.09m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.29m
10:55PM0.19m
11:22AM0.22m
11:39PM0.12m
12:13PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
15
15
16
15
15
13
12
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
15
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
11
9
8
10
10
11
11
10
9
7
9
9
10
11
12
13
10
9
11
11
10
11
11
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