Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 7 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 37°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
28
28
28
18
31
34
25
12
8
12
12
57
82
136
133
65
24
15
31
21
14
29
7
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:13AM1.02m
10:35PM1.26m
11:08AM1.03m
11:27PM1.18m
12:03PM1.03m
00:18AM1.09m
Low Tide
4:12AM-0.13m
4:10PM-0.11m
5:04AM-0.10m
5:08PM-0.05m
5:56AM-0.06m
6:09PM0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
25
25
26
23
24
24
23
23
28
33
37
33
29
26
25
23
24
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
27
24
24
22
24
25
24
22
26
30
35
33
31
26
24
22
26
23
24
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
S
4
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
19
28
28
1
5
5
5
8
7
8
12
12
57
82
136
133
65
24
6
31
21
14
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
15
4
1
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
28
18
31
34
25
12
12
15
16
4
4
12
6
8
11
2
3
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
138
242
138
299
1129
2554
955
880
622
1239
955
2845
0
10
0
0
137
175
137
137
106
137
137
165
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Rating
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1
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1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
3
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3
3
3
1
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2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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