Croatan surf break

Croatan surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Croatan today?

The current surf forecast for Croatan at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (12 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
107
95
69
56
30
20
13
25
26
29
29
29
38
25
16
16
13
17
19
17
14
12
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
15
WSW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57PM0.95m
4:16AM0.91m
4:52PM1.05m
5:13AM0.94m
5:43PM1.16m
6:07AM0.98m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.16m
10:26AM0.04m
11:10PM0.09m
11:16AM-0.02m
00:07AM-0.00m
12:07PM-0.07m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
13
13
16
7
7
8
10
10
9
11
13
11
11
10
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
7
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
13
11
13
69
56
30
20
13
25
26
29
29
29
38
25
16
16
9
10
10
17
14
12
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
14
1
4
13
12
7
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
12
12
12
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
118
107
95
1
1
1
6
5
3
1
4
14
13
17
19
3
8
25
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
186
186
137
137
0
0
0
235
481
803
800
0
0
0
481
481
1036
481
217
0
138
138
242
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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