Croatan Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Croatan sea temperature is
23.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
N
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
6
9
27
81
72
64
41
26
23
20
28
23
18
18
15
14
18
17
18
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:01AM0.89m
2:52PM1.03m
2:56AM0.81m
3:49PM1.04m
3:54AM0.76m
4:43PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.04m
9:14PM0.16m
9:13AM0.07m
10:12PM0.18m
9:59AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
28
29
29
27
25
24
23
23
27
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
24
25
23
23
Feels °C
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
29
26
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
6
7
6
2
3
3
2
2
41
3
23
20
28
23
18
18
9
14
18
17
18
7
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
6
2
9
15
14
18
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
5
7
6
9
27
81
72
64
26
2
1
5
13
18
15
14
14
11
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
540
572
1373
2865
2908
1142
2892
712
16
137
137
175
356
409
242
175
242
242
356
242
242
292
567
356
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
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