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Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Croatan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Croatan sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Croatan today?
The current surf forecast for Croatan at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Croatan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
34 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 43 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.91m | 4:52PM1.05m | 5:13AM0.94m | 5:43PM1.16m | 6:07AM0.98m | 6:32PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.04m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:16AM-0.02m | 00:07AM-0.00m | 12:07PM-0.07m | 1:01AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 34 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 43 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 1 | — | 19 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 228 | 481 | 481 | 972 | 385 | 769 | 78 | 78 | 374 | 481 | 694 | 643 | 272 | 0 | 78 | 79 | 242 | 185 | 299 | 176 | 242 | 242 |
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